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opine

[oh-pahyn] / oʊˈpaɪn /


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“If a Fed chairman is going to opine on financial markets, they should take a conservative approach,” Harris said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

He said, however, that as a military industrial base analyst, it wasn’t his place to opine on whether this sort of intense military investment should be the budget priority of the American government.

From Salon May 8, 2026

“If you’re going to opine on matters of theology, you’ve got to be careful. You’ve got to make sure it’s anchored in the truth,” he admonished the pontiff.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

The OLC has the power to opine on whatever the OLC wants to opine on, but it’s just that; it’s an opinion.

From Slate Apr. 9, 2026

What may be the issue of this intention one need not opine.

From In the Yellow Sea by Henry Frith

It’s doing the job right now, he opines, but ultimately it risks higher inflation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

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

Howard Marks opines that index investors are, unwisely, simply pouring money into the largest stocks regardless of value.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 22, 2026

It may be, as Stark opines, a contraction of some compound name.

From Surnames as a Science by Robert Ferguson

The post sought to downplay the gravity of the situation and opined that investors are likely to give Aschenbrenner the benefit of the doubt.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

No surprise, the panel agreed with him and concocted pretexts to kill the treatment—for instance, the staff opined that maybe biopsies had zapped the tumors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“His many detractors should grant that his comments late Saturday at a White House press briefing hit the right notes of gratitude and comity,” the Wall Street Journal editorial board opined.

From Slate Apr. 26, 2026

A few analysts have opined on fusion, though.

From Barron's Dec. 19, 2025

“I think you’ve found your vocation,” opined Gower.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

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

Berkshire’s mountain of cash and equivalents increased to another record, with some analysts opining that it might reflect a decision by Buffett to leave big purchasing decisions to Abel.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 10, 2025

Mr Altman then hit back in an interview with Bloomberg, opining that Mr Musk is not "a happy person" and saying his decisions are made from a "position of insecurity".

From BBC Feb. 16, 2025

They mostly speak anonymously, in case he actually regains power, but they speak nonetheless, ignoring norms against opining about another country’s election.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2024

At length mankind spoke of knowing as well as of opining or perceiving.

From Theaetetus by Benjamin Jowett




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