have a clue
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In opposition to the efficient-market hypothesis, which holds that stock prices reflect all available information, Haugen argued that “the pathetically inefficient market doesn’t seem to have a clue as to what is going on.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
We usually end up deciding that we don't have a clue.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
When Manchester City's Antoine Semenyo thought he had scored a second goal in Tuesday's 2-0 win at Newcastle United, no-one seemed to have a clue there was anything untoward.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
She said: "It's terrible. I didn't think in 2025 this would all be still happening. My kids were traumatised because of it, and they didn't have a clue about what's catholic and what's protestants."
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025
Harry didn’t have a clue what was going on.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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