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guesses

  • plural
    of guess.
    guess
    verb (used with object)
    to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully.
  • present tense form
    of guess (3rd person singular).
    guess
    verb (used with object)
    to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully.

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The upshot is that tax planning for retirement accounts comes down to guesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Instead of focusing on words that seem most likely to be the answer, the method identifies guesses that reveal the greatest amount of information and eliminate the largest number of possibilities.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

With that, here are my best guesses on the can’t-miss matches of the first round:

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

But those are my are my guesses right there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

His sun sights were the crudest of guesses, and to look up positions in the tables he had to peel apart the wet pages one by one.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong