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guess

[ges] / gɛs /




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The lower courts would assume they still had to follow that precedent until it was overruled, rather than guess what a cryptic shadow docket order meant.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Jevons grabbed a handful of beans, threw them in a box, then tried to guess how many beans were in there.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

And I was like, “OK, well, I guess that’s what they’re gonna do.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

In the quiz below, listen to each audio prompt and type in your best guess for how each word is spelled.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“And the fever people are having in Ballilee,” I said, taking a guess about what might be wrong with the landlord.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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