guesswork

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"After 160 years of getting it wrong, this paper corrects this very important feature based not on guesswork, but on empirical evidence."

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Intelligence analysts don’t have to rely so much on guesswork.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Salon has curated a broad list to fit every taste, desire and age range – breaking them down into categories and detailing the runtimes to take the guesswork out of the process.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

"This is where a bit of guesswork comes in," explains Bigwood.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

“Now, you will remember, I hope, that I told you at the very outset of these meetings of ours that we would be entering the realms of guesswork and speculation?”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling