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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

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

From what we can surmise, the baby is a device to showcase the nobility of the show’s male characters or lack thereof.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025

The opponent must then hazard some sort of surmise about its nature—e.g., one or two, light or dark, rough or smooth.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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

As a colony that was less developed than Virginia and that possessed few geographic obstacles along George’s route, North Carolina, Mr. O’Malley surmises, represented a safer destination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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

Depending on how everything shakes out, Eddy surmises stars could be reintroduced to the Pacific within three to five years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 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

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier surmised it could lead to "mass layoffs, more aggressive monetization, and other big cost-cutting measures, external", for one of the industry's biggest companies.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

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

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Although he was correct in surmising HBO wanted to continue "True Detective," what he may not have appreciated was its willingness to continue the series without him.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 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

“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

He looked about him cautiously as he walked along, surmising that the vicinity was being watched by spies of the Duke.

From The Gray Phantom's Return by Herman Landon