hunch

“We’re here on what I would call a hunch or, at best, a suspicion,” said Brian Perkins, an attorney representing multiple victims in the case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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

Roberts admits that the “magic number” of $1.46 million is more of a hunch or perception of what people think they’ll need, rather than an official financial calculation.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

She doesn’t respond at first, but he’s got a hunch that she will.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

If you bet money on whims and hunches, you’ll pull it right back out based on gut feelings, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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

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

"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

"I would have periods where I was at work hunched over trying to serve customers, throwing up in the bin, running off to the toilet every three minutes."

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Once again, Walker Kessler sat hunched forward, ears and eyes intently locked onto the person whose words would change his life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 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

"Everything seems normal to me, things seem fine," Luis Cardona, a Colombian who was visiting with his wife, told AFP, shoulders hunched against the wind and rain.

From Barron's ● May 12, 2026

I remembered him as a strange, shrunken man, his shoulders hunched as though burdened by a terrible weight.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

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

Many think the Brazilian men’s national team popularized the shift from squatting to hunching over for the front-row starters.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2022

"Then I saw a monkey hunching over my child."

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2022

And while the archangels are preparing the courtroom and the blessed tune their harps and certain others lie hunching under their fires, the ladies will be dashing hysterically in and out of fitting rooms.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck