Example Sentences

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For example, while I often asked for help with French administrative tasks, the bot never surmised that I lived in Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 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

Su Tzu-yun, a military expert at Taipei's Institute for National Defense and Security Research, surmised Beijing might be trying to "weaken public support" for Taiwan's plans to increase its defence spending.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

A consensus was quickly clear: "Please bring back the previous format," one person surmised on social media.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

Figgins surmised that Folsom had been inhabited fifteen to twenty thousand years ago, which meant that Clovis must be a little before that.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann