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After watching events in Washington over the past week, I have an inkling of how Mr. Stengel felt—dismay and sheer wonder at the team’s incompetence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Clinton said that he would have cut off ties to Epstein and never would have flown on his plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Bill Clinton has said he “had no inkling of the crimes” Epstein was committing and learned of them only through media reports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
That includes at least one former clerk who may well be in contact with the justice and even have an inkling of his plans.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026
I hadn’t been able to figure out why she wanted to read at such a late hour, but one glance at the major’s bleary-eyed glare and I had an inkling.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
That’s how science works: You come up with a good idea backed by some inklings of evidence, you gather more information, and you often learn you were wrong.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2025
We get one of the first inklings of Captain's true mastery of language whenever he's challenged by one of the incarnations of Robert Downey Jr. in the series.
From Salon ● May 12, 2024
And what were your first inklings that this wasn’t the whole story?
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023
The New-England-like region gives first inklings of that hygge feeling — the Danish word for quiet winter comfort.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
The hall was left completely in darkness save for some inklings of dawn at the smashed door and where the windows were.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
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