- present participle of guess.
guessing
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The company has drawn a clear line around how it says it will use customer information, and that’s preferable to leaving shoppers guessing.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Once again, with so many available attacking options, Alonso kept United guessing, with Rogers and winger Pedro Neto often in central positions.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
In his refrigerated warehouses, located right up against the border wall -- in an area through which dozens of trucks pass -- Mario Jauregui is fed up with "always playing the guessing game."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
But some economists say Chair Kevin Warsh’s reluctance to explain his strategy is too often leaving investors guessing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The show was a guessing game to determine a contestant’s “secret,” in this case not that Bobby or his mother might be a Communist, but that he was United States Chess Champion.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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