surmise

One can only surmise that it is because he wants to gently remind us that confronting the challenges we now face—be they technical, social, economic or political—requires more than intellect, skill, charisma or treasure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

Yet, with how much time these commenters seem to have to seek out unemployment announcements, one has to surmise that internet trolls aren’t exactly the most gainfully employed members of society themselves.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025

But when the lights dimmed for a film tribute to Scott Sanders, even a stranger could surmise that the man of the hour was no ordinary office jockey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025

In this eerie, rather primitive context, its easy to surmise that the murderess is a witch.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024

My surmise is, this: that in London the Count decided to get back to his castle by water, as the most safe and secret way.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Evans surmises the fish that survived were in an area of the creek where less charred material and sediment were swept in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Brand surmises that the Dutch collaborator Seyffardt acquired the painting at the 1940 auction and it was then passed down throughout the generations.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

Logan surmises that Hegseth is engaged in a power struggle in the Pentagon.

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

"There's lots of good things about these platforms, but there's just too much bad stuff," he surmises.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025

She correctly surmises that he is a plumber.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Slemrod surmised that by 2030, the number of man-first tax returns might be 3 to 4 percentage points lower, or about 85% of heterosexual married couples.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026

Su Tzu-yun, a military expert at Taipei's Institute for National Defense and Security Research, surmised Beijing might be trying to "weaken public support" for Taiwan's plans to increase its defence spending.

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

He surmised that "Epstein knew a lot about taxes".

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025

In other words, many managers surmised, if you can gauge it, you can improve upon it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

“We must be very close to the river,” Polly surmised.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

I’m fairly confident in saying and surmising that his counsel at the time advised him against it and are probably somewhere saying “told you so.”

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2023

Engoron, surmising that Trump was referring to his clerk, called the comments a "blatant" violation of the gag order.

From Reuters ● Oct. 25, 2023

“Omeleto is taking more of an approach that the filmmaker is less visible. We’re more filmmaker-centric. We’re trying to create a brand that’s meaningful in storytelling — not about surmising how to get clicks.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

Scientists started looking at hydrogen mixed with one other element, surmising that the chemical bonds might help compress the hydrogen atoms.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023

A large part of sight-reading consists of surmising, as you will find upon analyzing your book-reading.

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Josef Hofmann