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[hint] / hɪnt /




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With a hint of sarcasm she said that she was "flattered" by the level of interest in her voice in the same week that the prime minister announced his resignation.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Giles has a past so brutal that it was nearly enough to build a spinoff around it, as Head hinted by wearing an ever-present hint of exhaustion and despair on his skin.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

The room smelled like perfume and hairspray, with the sour hint of body odor mixed with all-natural deodorant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

At the high end of the income spectrum, there is a hint in the data that wealthy Americans are “unfreezing” their financial power to buy assets, said James McCann, senior economist at Edward Jones.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

I wanted to leave my helpful hint in Betsy’s desk that morning too: Wear the low kind of socks, not the high ones.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff




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