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[hint] / hɪnt /




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Finally, after Dan failed to get the hint, Bill cut in.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

This time the markets were on high alert for a rate hike and hence were looking for at least a hint of Fed thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

He says he has not missed gruelling pre-season training drills, but admits to "a hint of sadness" because "that's a big part of my life that I'm going to miss being involved in".

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Their results bring high-performance sodium-ion energy storage closer to practical use and hint at a future in which one device could both store clean energy and help turn seawater into fresh water.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Maybe she’ll get the hint and stop asking questions.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Federal data hints at a broader slowdown in what had been HSI’s most urgent work.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

A summary of the discussion from that July BOJ meeting hints at rate increases to come, “faster than market expectations.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Composer Yuta Bandoh’s lovely score hints at Otone and Kensuke’s pent-up sorrow, even after Kakeru is returned to them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Markets are expecting interest rates to be held by the European Central Bank when it meets on Thursday, but analysts expect hints for hikes later in the year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

He remembered the cheers of the Sons of the Six all around him, whooping and tossing their spears high as the first hints of true, unfiltered sunlight began to dapple the ground before them.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

That kind of cars-and-rockets tie-up—the subject of widespread speculation among investors, and hinted at by Musk himself—would likely give him the tighter control he has long sought at Tesla.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

As I hinted at earlier, the Social Security Fairness Act was passed in 2025.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Several have announced or hinted at how much they’re getting.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

After a bruising and sometimes bitter campaign, El-Sayed hinted at bridge-building when he addressed supporters on Tuesday night, before the outcome was known.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

For Swann’s frequent moves from institution to institution hinted at an aspect of his personality that offset his blazing intellect: he had a tendency to rub his peers the wrong way.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

But this week he told the BBC's Wake up to Money the announcements, aimed at tackling the cost of living, are not enough on their own, hinting at further support.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

One training noted that it was “not an introductory course,” hinting that the school-based health providers are well-versed in the topic.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

“Tony” stays planted in its own immediate present, rarely hinting at the veers Bourdain’s biography will take.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

That said, the Information reported on Monday that China has begun making its own deep-ultraviolet lithography machines, potentially hinting that domestic chip makers in the country could become more competitive.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

He looked at me for a long time, like he was waiting, his black bottomless eyes hinting at an unspo­ken secret between us.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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