speculation
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If Xi lands and looks vigorous, the speculation deflates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has cautioned against speculation, saying investigators were dealing with what appeared, at this stage, to be "quite distinct, separate events".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“As a matter of policy, we will not comment on speculation in the media about future business arrangements,” an Intel spokesperson said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Fighting speculation that his CDU/CSU bloc may try to oust him, 70-year-old Merz took the unusual step of addressing the nation on TV on Sunday, just minutes after the first exit polls were announced.
From Barron's
Every class change, the babble of speculation in the halls gets a little bit louder, and the teachers look a little bit more desperate.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Extraterrestrial cosmologies descend from the philosophically Protestant speculations of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine, each of whom posited a plurality of worlds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Around big players there are always speculations so I am not worried about that," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Radev has fuelled speculations he may take part in the elections, calling for them to be "free and fair".
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
The quickened pace of U.S. airstrikes in the region and the unusually large buildup of military force in the Caribbean Sea have fueled those speculations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
He was distracted by an incessant interior clamor of associations and speculations vying for his attention.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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