hunch

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

Hartnett suspects the oversold and the overbought may start to reverse respective directions if his hunch is correct that there’s a cyclical upswing in the U.S. economy looming.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

The figures here all look a little awkward, with a slight hunch in their backless chair and their shoulders set at a forced angle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

And so the striker's hunch proved correct - he did have a role to play.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

Gerda had a "hunch" that something was wrong.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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

When the workweek began, we’d convene with analysts from other agencies to murder-board our hunches on how and where the next attack might occur.

From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2025

We have our hunches, but they could be upended on the night of the Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2025

It’s almost funny to watch, how he still hunches over a little in concentration, like he’s a new hire from the agency.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Carrie Bart walked past it all hunched over a twin stroller with her head buried in her phone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

"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

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

His narrowed eyes were the unremarkable color of wet hay, and even though he was a scrawny, hunched little man, he was still terrifying somehow.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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

To challenge that, he made Clark Kent a nerd, hunching his shoulders, making him sputter with nervousness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

I browsed for hours, and by the time I was done my back was sore from hunching over crates and my arms ached from all the records I was toting around.

From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 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

The old man’s helper rode a black pony, hunching low over its neck with his face in the mane.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko