hunch

The practice of pulling over random vehicles, often based on little more than a hunch, has been a cornerstone of the city’s crime-fighting strategy for decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

In another group, the tablet lay flat on a desk set at a lower height, which encouraged participants to lean forward and hunch over.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

As a result, "my hunch is that we will see more successful employee ownership conversions in the next few years."

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Matejka’s hunch is that unlike 2025, Magnificent Seven stocks may not set the pace in a rebound and the leadership may be more broad-based.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026

It was a hunch, but an inspired one.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Much of the panic driving recent selloffs has been based on futuristic hunches or kneejerk assessments of the impact of new AI tools.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

The audience rehashed its hunches, they circled potential suspects, they stared at a static image of a horrific crime scene, awash in twinkling moonlight.

From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026

Saving for a goal that’s decades away, we might trade on this week’s hopes, fears, headlines and hunches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

"At that time publishers were much more prepared to back their hunches," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025

I face Ms. Washington, standing in front of the whiteboard, and when she sees me look her way, she glances at Zoey and then crosses her hands over her chest, hunches her shoulders, and smiles.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

They sat hunched inside the glass courtroom cage for most of the hearings, backs to the line of TV cameras.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Even though he had no notable operations outside the U.S., he hunched toward a microphone and said in a halting voice, “Hilcorp is fully committed and ready to go to rebuilding the infrastructure in Venezuela.”

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Hernández could only watch the ball soar, hunched over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026

Six years earlier, I’d been hunched over a laptop in Melbourne, writing my way into a new career after selling my business.

From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2026

The next one showed him frowning in concentration, hunched over the flower press, not even aware of the photo being taken.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Sinner took lengthy off-court breaks at the end of each set, but continued to struggle, walking gingerly, wincing and hunching over his racquet between points.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

My adult physical life has been a mixed bag of hyper-athletic hot yoga, long country runs and hunching over my computer for days on end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

“Untitled” opens with Joseph Sissons moving center stage, legs unfurling to the sky, torso hunching forward, body propelling into the air before coming to a dead stop.

From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2023

She is unassuming, often hunching her shoulders and bowing her head modestly as she walks toward the starting blocks before a race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2022

She kept hunching her shoulders to keep the dress from slipping.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan