hunch
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Dr Nick Longrich, a paleontologist at the University of Bath, said his hunch was that they were mainly preying on ammonites.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
And after he backed up that hunch with millions of dollars, his new players proved him right.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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
“My hunch is it was shocking,” Mora said of the immigration raids last summer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Estraven, however, was on the track of his luck, following what appeared to be hunch or intuition, but may have been applied experience and reasoning.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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