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hunch

[huhnch] / hʌntʃ /




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Recently, England have occasionally favoured hunch selections, with some players thrust into Test cricket without a great deal of first-class experience.

From BBC May 13, 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

Standing in a line, they fall into syncopated steps, slowly coming together for a single breath and hunch.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

She confirmed her hunch by tracking the recent and 10-year performance of FedEx shares.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

When Momma gets a hunch, she’s dead right,’ that’s what my daughter says.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

But most are not well versed in sifting through medical research, and separating high-quality evidence from anecdotes and hunches.

From Slate Apr. 16, 2026

The government’s explanations for the arrests, wrote Judge Jennifer Thurston in Fresno, “rely on unsupported assumptions, hunches and generalizations about the relationship between a person’s apparent status as a day laborer and their immigration status.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2026

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

At the same time, the feats of Mr. Goddio and company—accomplished through a combination of mathematics, historical hunches and old-fashioned deep-sea diving—will keep a viewer afloat.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 14, 2025

He smiles quick up at me, then hunches back over an elaborate machine made of rocks, marbles, sticks and rubber bands.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

Hernández could only watch the ball soar, hunched over.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

The soundtrack is a series of bleeps and pings as fresh data is fed to dozens of men in T-shirts and hoodies hunched over joysticks and keyboards.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

“Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden? Boy, I told him to get rid of those,” she said, referring to the documentary’s director, R.J.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2026

Representatives from the Southwest Research Institute were on hand as well, using cameras to protect against what MLB describes as “postural integrity issues:” bent knees, hunched shoulders, a tucked chin.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

I hunched down and thumbed through the stack of envelopes.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

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

A heating pad pressed on a particularly tight area of your lower back can help it feel looser after a long day of lifting boxes or hunching at your computer.

From Seattle Times Jun. 3, 2024

And I’m tired of hunching down in front of him and walking backward, offering up bits of kibble to tempt him.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2024

I slunk further into the shadows, hunching over so he wouldn’t notice me as he left.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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