opine
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Instead, it was left to the Instagram account of his cat Maximus, reportedly the second most popular political account on Belgian social media after De Wever's, to opine that "there are days like that".
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Moore used to opine on national issues and occasionally tried to get in front of brewing controversies, Rose said, but he was also willing to hear out concerns about the treatment of journalists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Recent livestreams, streamed multiple times a week on social-media platforms and YouTube, have stretched for longer than nine hours and involve call-in portions in which viewers opine or ask Shkreli investing questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
It’s hard to date in a world where everyone makes an image of themselves online that isn’t exactly true, and yet, that image remains the one doe-eyed suitors like Bear opine.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Do you opine that Othello smothered the princes in the Tower?" asked a third.
From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
When life gets you down, Danny Palumbo opines, nothing is more soothing than eating a meal prepared with love.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Interest rate increases are one of Wall Street’s concerns, and those seem to be on the table, potentially as soon as this fall, opines Capital Economics’ Chief North America Economist Stephen Brown.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
While acknowledging that wars have their own dynamics and emphasizing that his view is low conviction as a consequence, Papic opines that Iran’s pain threshold is lower than markets and commentators imagine.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
“The long-run prospects for the broad market look as poor as almost any time in history,” Mr. Grantham opines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Boodels opines that—yes, they are very nice girls.
From Happy-Thought Hall by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
McAfee, apparently already reeling from a column in the Athletic that opined that “College GameDay” has become overwhelmed by McAfee’s “frat-rock prankster” personality, appeared deeply offended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The biggest one, Salim opined, is the cost of what can happen when you let yourself be run or dictated by ego or by pride.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
Of Filmer’s theory of “patriarchal monarchy,” Locke opined that “there was never so much glib nonsense put together in well-sounding English.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
He also opined that the Strategy cost price is not as important as people think.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
“If you ask me, that’s a recipe for a junkyard dog,” an Academy instructor opined to us.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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In nine years as Richmond Fed president he has built a practice of describing what he is learning from businesses, colleges, and community groups across his district rather than opining on where rates should go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Analysts are opining about the impact on global trade, which influences corporate earnings, but it’s too early to draw significant conclusions.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
The film flopped - with Time magazine opining that "nothing can save this picture".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
Before there were blogs, there were Voice columnists riffing off the headlines and opining on the latest trends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
He made these explorations afoot, opining that, at first, the use of street cars or the "L" would tend to confuse his orientation.
From The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On by Eugene Manlove Rhodes
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