implied
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They claim that his alleged speeding does not meet the legal standard for implied malice, meaning to act with a conscious disregard for human life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
That implied probability has risen to about one-third.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Global capital markets have recorded sharp volatility recently, with pullbacks for major Chinese and global indices and rising implied volatility, Meng notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The judge found that when read as a whole, the piece implied wrongdoing by the ministers as it also mentioned secrecy and money laundering.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It was always stuff like that, and never explicitly claimed, just implied by her smile and “let’s say no more” expression.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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