guess
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Fans of “The Big Bang Theory” can guess at some of the cameos-to-be, others are delightful surprises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The suspected culprit behind this loss is precisely what most would guess – warming seas, melting arctic ice and a decrease in prey availability.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Kreitzman laughed delightedly and said: "Well Ma, guess what? I'm 85, and I still haven't grown out of it."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Smith said he could only guess about the maintenance of the boat or the captain’s experience, noting that it was a private vessel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
I guess she was surprised to see Jessica so close beside her.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Instead of focusing on words that seem most likely to be the answer, the method identifies guesses that reveal the greatest amount of information and eliminate the largest number of possibilities.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
They all had guesses: maybe arthritis, maybe lactose intolerance, maybe stress.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
But those are my are my guesses right there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
While COVID-19 was airborne and far more contagious, he guesses hantavirus is 50 times more deadly.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
With kids from every corner of the world, she tried to make guesses about where each one came from and what their marvel could be, but there were just too many to watch.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
His full-time job, for those who may not have guessed: running a roughly $20 billion hedge-fund and venture-capital firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir guessed correctly and made a comfortable save.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
That sends them on to a round-of-16 meeting with Belgium on Monday in Seattle where a win would be — you guessed it — historic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Against this capitalistic—dare we say orgiastic—cornucopia, Goldman Sachs’ portfolio strategists recently increased their year-end S&P 500 target to, you guessed it, 8000.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The event was in a town house that she guessed the university owned.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
You stop guessing whether you’ll be OK and get a probability instead.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
I’m just guessing this based on what happened when he and producer Toshio Suzuki tried to sell “My Neighbor Totoro” back in 1987.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
England's World Cup last-16 tie against Mexico was plunged into limbo on Friday after a chaotic five-and-a-half-hour period that left everyone guessing.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
No prizes for guessing what their top trading day ever was: June 12, the day of the SpaceX initial public offering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“I’m guessing you don’t want the word boring written across your back in white letters.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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