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inkling

[ingk-ling] / ˈɪŋk lɪŋ /


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“If you have pretty good inkling what you want to do,” Maslin urged, “vote.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Bobby had an inkling that disaster might strike and was well prepared.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Beijing got an inkling that Trump thought more transactionally about Taiwan than his predecessors in 2017, during his first state visit to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

Charles’s inkling was confirmed: Species were not stable.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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