to miss the mark
/mˈɪs ðə mˈɑːɹk/
phraseto fail in achieving the desired result
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1. So, some ways staging can miss the mark is really if you're telling the wrong story, and we'll have to come in and restage it, and that's what we're doing now.
2. It's in the middle of researching the reasons why polling might have missed the mark in 2020.
3. And I think a lot of people miss the mark, not even just when it comes to men and women.
4. Missed the mark.
5. This year, it has a very 2020 story: Catholicism’s headquarters may have missed the mark on the Nativity scene.
notional
/ˈnoʊʃənəɫ/
adjectivebeing solely based on imagination or theory rather that reality
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1. This is not just notional.
2. This is not just notional.
3. That's notional derivatives.
4. April the 12th is, though, the notional deadline for an agreement by the UK for agreement to this withdrawal accord with the EU.
5. The payoff of a variance swap is variance notional times that difference between the realized variance and the strike variance.
off the mark
/ˈɔf ðə mˈɑːɹk/
phrasewrong and inaccurate
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1. Galton undoubtedly thought that the average guess of the group would be way off the mark.
2. So, like I mentioned before, it can be easy to think of the two divisions of your autonomic system as opposites or even rivals, but that’s a little off the mark.
3. Most of the time they aren't completely off the mark, for example, the tests they use on the show might actually exist.
4. Other predictions were a bit off the mark: for example, his expectation that underwater and underground housing would become the norm.
5. But as wrong as both spermism and tiny people inside of sperm turned out to be, they’re not that far off the mark if you think about the zoospores we showed at the beginning of the episode.
off the top of one's head
/ˈɔf ðə tˈɑːp ʌv wˈʌnz hˈɛd/
phrasefrom one's memory, without spending time to carefully consider or think
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1. I need to stop relying on things because I can't even tell you off the top of my head all of what I have.
2. It's the same sort of concept, although I don't know off the top of my head if the text goes from big to small, the longer the message is, but the text is pretty decently sized.
3. I don't know off the top of my head right now if maybe they hired any hearing people to play deaf characters that might've had a couple of lines in a role, but, for the most part, every single deaf character that you saw was actually deaf in real life, and that is fantastic.
4. So say I gotta add a card, and I can't remember off the top of my head what time the card goes on, in the video, I put it on the side so that way I can go back and really, you know, it's just so much easier.
5. and then there's probably a plan I don't know off the top of my head
to overrate
/ˌoʊvɝˈɹeɪt/
verbto give something or someone more credit than is deserved
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1. Pandas are overrated.
2. Aren’t fraternities overrated?
3. - Overrated.
4. The ups and downs of the human experience are overrated.
5. - Self care is overrated.
to predict
/pɹiˈdɪkt/, /pɹɪˈdɪkt/
verbto say that something is going to happen before it actually takes place
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1. Surprisingly, the Little’s feelings of gratitude also predicted her Big’s sense of the relationship a month later.
2. MAN: The American trucking association predicts a major shortage of drivers.
3. [reporter 1] Luxury stores like Neiman Marcus predicts record sales.
4. The change in oxytocin predicted their feelings of empathy.
5. In the 2012 U.S. presidential election his forecasting system correctly predicted the winner of all 50 states and the district of columbia.
prediction
/pɹiˈdɪkʃən/
nounthe act of saying what one thinks is going to happen in the future or what the outcome of something will be
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1. Now one day, the pre-cogs generate a prediction.
2. And the theory will make predictions.
3. Here is my prediction.
4. And then the model makes predictions down the road.
5. So this scenario makes predictions.
to put two and two together
/pˌʊt tˈuː ænd tˈuː təɡˈɛðɚ/
phraseto evaluate the situation and all its possible outcomes in order to draw a conclusion
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1. And usually when that happens, you put two and two together
2. I'm very bad at lip reading, but if I kinda know the topic ahead of time, then my brain can process this sort of vocabulary that would be used, and then it's easier to try to put two and two together.
3. And so, well, I kind of put two and two together, that this was a family that was pushing me.
4. I put two and two together.
5. Put two and two together, and it makes perfect sense.
to reappraise
/ˌɹiəˈpɹeɪz/
verbto reassess someone or something to see whether one's opinion was correct or not
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1. This explanation seems to make sense when we actually look at the brains of people as they reappraise emotions, using fMRI.
2. How do we reappraise, if you will, the value of cultural diversity and the importance of cultural identity in a world where tribalization is often negative?
3. So both sides are kind of reappraising what they're doing a little bit.
4. Even if you don't live forever, you live 80 years or 100 years, you have the chance to reappraise your life at the age of 20 or 30 or 50 and decide you need to change course.
5. After 30 or 45 minutes, you've really evaluated it and reappraised the situation.
to reassess
/ɹiəˈsɛs/
verbto put something under further consideration or evaluation
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1. Is I, I am constantly reassessing my situation.
2. You can reassess.
3. Number three, reassess your priorities.
4. So we had to reassess.
5. They had to reassess their values.
reassessment
/ˌɹiəˈsɛsmənt/
nounthe reevaluation someone or reconsideration of one's opinion of something to see whether it needs revising
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1. And I'm hoping that I and other authors can contribute to a real reassessment of his presidency.
2. I'm going to take a little more time and continue my reassessment, see the world.
3. And I'm hopeful that my book has a similar impact on a reassessment of Jimmy Carter as President.
4. With this strain will likely come a sobering reassessment of its rise.
5. After the crisis, there was a dramatic reassessment.
to re-evaluate
/ɹˌiːɪvˈæljuːˌeɪt/
verbto reconsider something, especially with the intention to make changes or form another opinion about it
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1. But after re-evaluating the only known specimen with new imaging techniques, experts decided that Eoprosopon was a very early member of the Brachyura.
2. I want to ask your Thoughts On today's decision to keep the BAN on President Trump and re-evaluate it in a Few Months.
3. We have re-evaluated our assessment three different times in the PAST 14 years and have Consistently Proved effective.
4. As she explained to Page Six, getting older had made her re-evaluate her lifestyle.
5. And, as Adams explained to Little London, her daughter made her re-evaluate her approach to work.
re-evaluation
/ɹˌiːɪvˌæljuːˈeɪʃən/
nounthe act of reconsidering something, especially with the intention to make changes or form another opinion about it
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1. And eight is re-evaluation.
2. A call to others to participate in this re-evaluation of black women's historic place in the ongoing black freedom struggle.
3. And her new book takes us back, actually, to the Kellogg-Briand Pact and has a re-evaluation of the importance of the Kellogg-Briand Pact as starting this trend towards the decline in war.
4. And even more remarkably, both DNA and fossils are contributing to a re-evaluation of the last 500,000 years or so of our evolution.
5. We have, thanks to the world of art, a re-evaluation of the moral language.
re-examination
/ɹˌiːɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən/
nouna process that involves detailed inspection of something, especially to confirm or change the previously held opinion
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1. But I think it’s enough to say the fact that Trump was this incredibly disruptive force in American politics was in and of itself enough to make him a very appealing character to Putin, someone who on his own was shaking the foundations of the American political system, sowing doubt, weakening public faith in the institutions of American democracy, causing a re-examination of those institutions, calling into doubt a lot of assumptions that the American public and American politicians had about the functioning of that system.
2. When asked to comment about the SENTINEL's FINDINGS, the Florida Department of HEALTH says, QUOTE, following the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVE's investigation into covid DEATHS, the Florida State Surgeon General and DEPARTMENT of HEALTH initiated a re-examination and Review Process to give covid-19 death reporting a thorough vetting and insure
3. IT'S PROMPTING A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE 34th PRESIDENT'S LEGACY IN COMPARISON TO DONALD TRUMP.
4. In 2016, technological advancements allowed re-examination on the object to take place using an X-Ray fluorescence spectrometer which revealed that the metal used was of extra-terrestrial origin.
to re-examine
/ɹˌiːɛɡzˈæmɪn/
verbto inspect something in detail, especially to confirm or change the previously held opinion
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1. So that gives you a sense of the enormous courage and fortitude that it took for Attorney General Baxley to try the case in 1977 to begin this process of re-examining that history.
2. And the Groundbreaking Discovery tonight that has SCIENTISTS re-examining the Human Family Tree.
3. Senator Cotton wants to defund the 1619 Project curriculum, a New York Times program with the goal of re-examining the legacy of slavery in our country.
4. You've got to re-examine those CHECKS.
5. You know, would you be, is there any chance you would consider re-examining my financial aid offer?
to second-guess
/sˈɛkəndɡˈɛs/
verbto predict or anticipate an event or someone's reaction
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1. Stop second-guessing whether or not they wanna spend time with you, Because they already are.
2. I'm sure just as the vice president second-guesses himself that the president second-guesses himself on this.
3. I'm sure just as the vice president second-guesses himself that the president second-guesses himself on this.
4. The very question of what we might really want became secondary to an infinitely more important priority: manically second-guessing the desires of those on whom, at that time, our lives depended.
5. While she's famous for her signature smile in real life, Jewel's new June Carter-style grin had fans second-guessing the real story.
to speculate
/ˈspɛkjəˌɫeɪt/
verbto form a theory or opinion about a subject without knowing all the facts
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1. Researchers can only speculate.
2. To speculate.
3. Well, researchers speculate.
4. Since Frozen's release, fans have speculated a thematic connection between Elsa's upbringing and her potential homosexuality.
5. Fans speculated that last season's Bachelorette, a.k.a.
speculation
/ˌspɛkjəˈɫeɪʃən/
nounthe creation of theories or opinions about something with no fact or proof
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1. Koening invites this speculation in many ways.
2. No guesswork, no speculation is allowed.
3. Speculations are rife in any work environment.
4. Rather, institutions like the Compagnie des Indes would always foster speculation.
5. Speculation soared after the Dolans' 2018 lie detector video.
speculative
/ˈspɛkjəɫətɪv/
adjectiveaccording to opinions or guesses instead of facts
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1. Like all current theories of everything, that equation is speculative.
2. Go-to-market slides are most undoubtedly speculative.
3. One of them is speculative.
4. that's speculative.
5. And the mechanism was quite speculative.
speculatively
/spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪvli/
adverbin a way that shows one's decisions are merely based on estimations or personal opinions rather than actual facts
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1. More speculatively, there has been some fairly recent work studying the genetic basis of language, looking at the genes that are directly responsible for the capacity to learn and use language.
2. As he turned to go on, he spat speculatively.
3. More speculatively, classical conditioning has been argued to be implicated in the formation of sexual desire, including fetishes.
4. More speculatively, we talked last time about the possible relationship of the successful conquest of plague on the coming of the Enlightenment.
5. More speculatively, people translating the works would not care about phonetics, but the meaning of the words.
to surmise
/sɝˈmaɪz/
verbto come to a conclusion without enough evidence
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1. The study surmised that with good hygiene and social distancing measures, there was no spread of Covid-19 in gyms.
2. And I surmise there would be a lot of support, and there is.
3. You had to surmise.
4. D’Aubasson surmised that a crusade was unlikely, and that negotiation with Beyazit was more practical.
5. So what can we surmise from these three different attempts to impeach presidents?
surmise
/sɝˈmaɪz/
nounan estimation that points out the validity of something without sufficient evidence to confirm it
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1. The study surmised that with good hygiene and social distancing measures, there was no spread of Covid-19 in gyms.
2. And I surmise there would be a lot of support, and there is.
3. You had to surmise.
4. D’Aubasson surmised that a crusade was unlikely, and that negotiation with Beyazit was more practical.
5. So what can we surmise from these three different attempts to impeach presidents?
to suspect
/ˈsəsˌpɛkt/, /səˈspɛkt/
verbto think that something is probably true, especially something bad, without having proof
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1. They suspect wrongful conviction.
2. Snow suspected a different source.
3. Never suspect a thing.
4. They suspect a parasite infection.
5. I suspect foul play.
to suppose
/səˈpoʊz/
verbto think or believe that something is possible or true, without being sure
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1. I suppose the inconvenience down there.
2. It supposes dualism and not unity in nature and consciousness.
3. I suppose the ultimate sense of fulfillment.
4. Suppose a current flows for a short time.
5. I suppose.
supposition
/ˌsəpəˈzɪʃən/
nounsomething such as an idea, claim, belief, etc that one believes to be true even though it is yet to be proved
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1. It wasn't a supposition.
2. You also can integrate suppositions made by others.
3. Our own opinion is decidedly in favor of this supposition.
4. They were panic-stricken at this last supposition.
5. Now the supposition of course is that black folks will vote for black people.
to survey
/ˈsɝˌveɪ/, /sɝˈveɪ/
verbto take a closer look at something, especially thoroughly in order to investigate
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1. A similar set of automatic eyes routinely surveys the crowds at the Maine Road Ground in Manchester, England, the home stadium for the Manchester City soccer team.
2. One 2016 study surveyed 1104 undergrads about their procrastination habits.
3. Researchers surveyed over 4,000 students in 10 high-performing wealthy high schools in California.
4. Are people surveying their dogs?
5. Survey after survey highlights the importance of personalization in e-commerce.
survey
/ˈsɝˌveɪ/, /sɝˈveɪ/
nounan inspection of opinions or experiences of a specific group of people that is usually done in the from of questions
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1. A similar set of automatic eyes routinely surveys the crowds at the Maine Road Ground in Manchester, England, the home stadium for the Manchester City soccer team.
2. One 2016 study surveyed 1104 undergrads about their procrastination habits.
3. Researchers surveyed over 4,000 students in 10 high-performing wealthy high schools in California.
4. Are people surveying their dogs?
5. Survey after survey highlights the importance of personalization in e-commerce.
ten out of ten
/tˈɛn ˌaʊɾəv tˈɛn/
phraseused to express satisfaction or admiration for someone who is completely correct or did something flawlessly
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1. Ten out of ten pun. - Ben Schofield says, Honestly, I love when Riley is in videos 'cause there's no knowing what he's gonna say next
2. He's only ever given a ten out of ten rating to these five albums.
3. - That was, like, a ten out of ten solid pain.
4. - Ten out of ten, would recommend.
5. One, he feels the emotion strongly himself and two, he expresses it at a ten out of ten.
to toss
/ˈtɔs/
verbto make a decision by throwing a coin in the air and guessing which of its sides will be facing upward when it lands
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1. Toss that box, boom.
2. Toss a coin.
3. Tossing the granola bars.
4. The bra toss. -
5. - Toss a pancake.
to underestimate
/ˈəndɝˈɛstəˌmeɪt/, /ˈəndɝˈɛstəmət/
verbto regard something or someone as smaller or less important than they really are
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1. In both of these cases, the official unemployment rate underestimates the problems in the labor market.
2. The government has consistently underestimated the death toll here.
3. The lesson, never underestimate the power for failure.
4. Too many candidates underestimate the internal interview process.
5. So many CEOs underestimate the amount of time.
underestimation
/ˌʌndɚɹˌɛstᵻmˈeɪʃən/
nounan unfavorable judgment or estimation that is too low
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1. Although other studies suggests that these are underestimations.
2. And the 10% incidence rate may have been an underestimation.
3. And then we're also going to look at underestimation.
4. So it's always gonna be an underestimation.
5. Now, of course, this is an underestimation.
value judgement
/vˈæljuː dʒˈʌdʒmənt/
nounan assessment of the worth or quality of someone or something that is mostly based on personal opinions rather than facts
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1. That suggests that these animals make value judgements around sensory input instead of just reacting reflexively to harm.
2. Now, none of this is to say that China’s vaccination practices necessarily are or are not immoral or harmful or any other value judgement, but it is to say that the practices are problematic for China itself.
3. Fenixius on the subreddit was one of a few people who made that connection and wrote what I think is a really nice and appropriate read on the earnest value judgement, which was what we sort of described in the episode, that can arise from the possibly only ever ironic sense of the word "aesthetic."
4. No value judgements delivered.
5. Sedona Parnham and Olga Abbiani point out what I think was the most interesting thing that I learned from this episode, which is that for a lot of people, the designation anime goes beyond genre and actually implies a kind of value judgement, that calling something anime means that it is either better or in it seems fewer cases worse.
warm
/ˈwɔɹm/
adjectiveused specifically in children’s games to say that someone is getting closer to the correct answer or finding a hidden person or object
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1. In the summer the days are long and it can be warm.
2. 'Why don't we go to a warm room in my house for a talk then?
3. The sun warms your body with just a gentle breeze here and there.
4. If this gets tepid or warm, it will change flavor.
5. In the same way, the gases and energy warm the earth.
to read one's (mind / thoughts)
/ɹˈiːd wˈʌnz mˈaɪnd θˈɔːts/
verbto know what another person is thinking
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long shot
/lˈɑːŋ ʃˈɑːt/
nounan attempt made without having any high hopes of achieving success
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1. A long shot has greater variables.
2. Dairy milk also uses the most water by a long shot.
3. Its use as an earnest mark of appreciation predates its associations with vaporwave and irony by a long shot.
4. That one's a long shot.
5. This theory and others like it are long shots.