Surmises

Even more of a tease: Griffin surmises that there are indeed other jumpers out there, but again we never see them. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But Ignatieff himself isn't quite so clear as Martin surmises. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Indeed, so wholly natural and just-the-thing-to-be-expected does it now seem that her brother should fall in love with Barbara, that she grows ever more amazed that she did not think of it before it happened; and, when she recalls her surmises and little sisterly schemes concerning him and Lucile Sherman, she wonders at her own stupidity. ❋ Deristhe L. Hoyt (N/A)

And according to the surmises, that is what he did. ❋ Unknown (1909)

A river mage is called upon to investigate the water ghosts seen in London and surmises that the Queen's rival, the fairy of the under-hill, is mounting an attack. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He surmises, "the only way for Arenas to truly and completely come back from what happened is to do it in another city." ❋ Michael Lee (2010)

To some, he surmises, a vintage bike suggests you appreciate the finer things: "It's an easy ticket to displaying a lifestyle that's better than the lifestyle you have." ❋ Anne Kadet (2011)

Looking back at it today, she says, the album now viewed as a lost soul music classic faced obstacles that thwarted its release: recorded in mono, LaVette was also overshadowed by Atlantic's R&B star, Aretha Franklin, and, she surmises, "my voice was too hard to accept." ❋ Art Levine (2010)

Sammy Finkelman surmises that Justice Stevens may have decided to retire this year rather than next year because he foresaw that the Democrats could lose control of the Senate and Obama would not a free hand in naming a Supreme Court justice. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He surmises, I'm sure this was the plan when the memorial service was being designed by some vice president for community affairs at the University of Arizona. ❋ Jennifer Rubin (2011)

He surmises that when the cafeteria contacted those who do the school announcements to inform them of the promotional meal, somehow someone outside the cafeteria staffed must have linked the meal to Black History Month, which was not what the cafeteria intended. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Whenever we go through a period of de-Americanization like what is currently happening to South Asians, Arabs, and Muslim Americans, a whole new generation of Americans surmises that exclusion and hate is acceptable; that the definition of who is an American can be narrow; that they too have license to profile. ❋ Bill Ong Hing (2011)

Mr. Yau, citing the Asian-themed titles of Ms. Frankenthaler's works, surmises — with little or no substantiation — that she is steeped in "Asian art and philosophy" and has had "a long engagement with Asian art." ❋ Lance Esplund (2011)

"Once the system was compromised, the hackers likely hopped from machine to machine until they reached the credit card processing system," Pauker surmises. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nevertheless, Liasson surmises, everyone is really going to have to work together on fixing unemployment, instead of focusing on "tiny, trivial things." ❋ Jason Linkins (2011)

As to why St. James the Greater was the particular "specimen Mass" to be found in this particular Missale, King surmises that "It is possible that ... by the time of Cardinal Cisneros the old liturgy was celebrated, hardly more often than on this one day of the year" (p. 566) though clearly this is speculative. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Despite the outpouring of support, the media surmises that Lee and Ling will likely face harsh punishment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The paper surmises its roots are in “violent conservatism,” and that young people are reacting to “a lack of opportunities for work and education.” ❋ Daniel Hernandez (2011)

❋ Jezzie (2003)