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hunch

[huhnch] / hʌntʃ /




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I have a hunch that if you weren’t on opposing sides when it comes to paying off your mortgage, you would find another hot-button issue to disagree about.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

His hunch is borne out by data: the tracker OpenRouter says the five most popular models this model are Chinese.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Vivienne's hunch was confirmed - she had hypermobile joints.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

But what if you have a hunch that one group will be a drag, or if you have ethical or religious reasons not to profit from certain businesses?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

I hunch near the door and dip my hand into the sack for the scarf.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

In this candid scene, a man hunches forward in an attempt at a nap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Much of the panic driving recent selloffs has been based on futuristic hunches or kneejerk assessments of the impact of new AI tools.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

When the workweek began, we’d convene with analysts from other agencies to murder-board our hunches on how and where the next attack might occur.

From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2025

"At that time publishers were much more prepared to back their hunches," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025

I face Ms. Washington, standing in front of the whiteboard, and when she sees me look her way, she glances at Zoey and then crosses her hands over her chest, hunches her shoulders, and smiles.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

Instead, he was hunched over in a single foldout plastic chair in an otherwise empty room, looking spent.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

They sat hunched inside the glass courtroom cage for most of the hearings, backs to the line of TV cameras.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

He receives a stream of calls in his windowless office, stepping in and out to speak to teams hunched over screens in a command post.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

“Those last scenes with me looking like a lonely old lady walking hunched over in the garden? Boy, I told him to get rid of those,” she said, referring to the documentary’s director, R.J.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2026

I leave Emma with Lily and run downstairs to where Dad is hunched over a workbook.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Sinner took lengthy off-court breaks at the end of each set, but continued to struggle, walking gingerly, wincing and hunching over his racquet between points.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

To challenge that, he made Clark Kent a nerd, hunching his shoulders, making him sputter with nervousness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

And I’m tired of hunching down in front of him and walking backward, offering up bits of kibble to tempt him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2024

I tried to pick up my pace, hunching forward into the wind.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2022

If only the stools had backs, they said, then after hunching and hunching, they’d be able to rest a bit.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen


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