opine
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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
He said her Houston treatment center is a premier facility, and “for California to opine that it’s not good enough for us” is a strange concept.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 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
But the court didn’t explain those orders or opine on the broader legal issues involved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
"What shall it be?" was asked; and all with one voice did opine Master Sherwood should name it, for he was as much beloved as Master Tregony was misliked.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
OpenAI has an advantage, Ahn opines, chiefly in terms of brand recognition or “a better consumer franchise” but they too might have difficulty reaching the $1 trillion valuation they reportedly seek.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 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
He gives us the names of two hotels, one of which—the 'Lamb,' at Brussels—he recommends highly; and the Pension of a certain Madame Ochteroogen, at Namur, will, he opines, suit us better than an inn.
From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever
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
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
Joe Rogan, Megyn Kelly and even Martin Shkreli, the businessman who was convicted for securities fraud in 2017 and released from prison in 2022, have opined about what really happened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 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
“An awful spectacle,” opined The New York Times, a “sacrifice to the whims and theories” of a “coterie of cranks and politicians.”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Brad Gerstner is a prolific podcaster, opining on topics from artificial intelligence to the Epstein files.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 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
But among all of Bong’s opining is a fantastic line that bores directly to the heart of his message.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
He carried the arrangement off with an easy hand when it came to the selection, looking around, criticising, opining.
From Sister Carrie: a Novel by Theodore Dreiser
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