hunch

It feels great to act on a hunch and profit, but that ETF you bought might not have gone up because of what’s on the label.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Hartnett’s hunch appears to be playing out as several other commentators in the market have also decided the yields on offer in fixed-income markets are compelling.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Cain has a hunch the clientele will be as special as the place itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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

And I’ve got a hunch about that man.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

In this candid scene, a man hunches forward in an attempt at a nap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

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 Bear” star Jeremy Allen White hunches into leather jackets and flannels, dark curls coquettishly kissing his brow, in order to embody Springsteen on screen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

She doesn’t say anything, but I can see the pleasure in her body language, the way she hunches hungrily over the bills and runs her good hand across their crisp surfaces.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

Williams sat hunched as he said "not guilty" to each of the charges.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Hernández could only watch the ball soar, hunched over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 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

It was a small place, crisscrossed with dirt roads that strung together a hundred-odd weathered brick houses hunched up on sandy soil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

Rasseem sat at a corner table, hunched over his bowl of stew.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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

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

I recently discovered a recurring shoulder injury is partly due to hunching from sitting.

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2022

I wrap my arms around myself, hunching my shoulders, and start to sob.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish