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hinted

  • past participle
    of hint.
    hint
    noun
    an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue.
  • past tense form
    of hint.
    hint
    noun
    an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue.

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Wells Fargo’s Scharf hinted that the AI boom was similar to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Earlier this month, he hinted that he may be interested in continuing the Breaking Bad story, external, but said any revival would have a lot to live up to.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

During the interview, he hinted that he’d challenge U.S.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Patel acknowledged that maybe another approach would have landed him a first date sooner, and later in the interview hinted that a proposal was on the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Years later, I gently hinted this to Ruth, and she didn’t seem to know what I was talking about, so maybe I was wrong.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro