intimation
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Discovery sources apparently leaked a casual intimation this week that Paramount was ready to increase its $30-a-share offer by at least a buck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The first intimation of his fragile state came in 1964 when he had a mental breakdown during an airline flight.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
That offered the first intimation of the defense strategy: presenting as commonplace actions that the prosecutors have deemed criminal.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
That intimation may transcend cultures, suggested in Williams’ recent surprise cameo in “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” of all places.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2023
The following winter months brought the first intimation that other life was affected: the western grebes on the lake began to die, and soon more than a hundred of them were reported dead.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing intimation
The Great Gatsby
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The Crucible
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