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But as anyone who has seen her in “Parks and Recreation” or other roles would surmise, Plaza says, “I have cat-like tendencies and relate more to cats.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

We don’t really know who Isidora was: We can surmise that she was, most likely, the wife of a man of means, of high but not regal status.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

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

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

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024

As well as she could surmise, there were at least twenty thousand National Guard troops in New Orleans, with more arriving every day.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

The author surmises that Goebbels discovered this and devised a way to get rid of her—sending Ruth out of Germany while simultaneously helping Japan establish a spy network in Hawaii.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

She surmises that the aim was "to connect people and bring them to Kpop".

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025

Cashin surmises that the reason he was most proud of his victory in Smith v.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2025

“Now that I think about it, you’ve always been skinny,” Ama surmises, frowning.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

“I imagine there’s some sort of glitch or bug that’s blasting all your followers when you use similar captions,” they surmised.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

Last year, most US intelligence agencies and departments surmised that it was "very unlikely" that a foreign actor used "a novel weapon or prototype device to harm" US personnel and their families.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

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

Christmas storms had dumped 5 feet of snow and he surmised that’s when they got stuck — and hadn’t had anything to eat or drink in the weeks since.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

Katie surmised that something had gone wrong in school to upset Francie.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

But if 12 months of TikTok and Instagram clips have arguably diminished the initial shock of the place, Henley was right in surmising that Sphere-goers are still coming here to be wowed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2024

In the meantime, however, the German hunted in vain for the animal, surmising it might still be alive since the remains were in good condition.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024

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

Someone had discovered the moved sideboard and open door and surmising that the visitor was still in the cave had shut him in.

From The Secret Toll by Thorne, Paul And Mabel