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- Based on casual observations or indications rather than rigorous or scientific analysis.
- Usage: Report of possible surrender of 17 Iraqi soldiers to U.S. forces in northern Iraq, just ahead of an imminent attack by George W. Bush's "Coalition of the Willing" to remove Saddam Hussein from power.
Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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