speculation
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in the first squad selected by new Portugal coach Jorge Jesus, ending speculation the 41-year-old could retire from international football.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Since all those probabilities are based on speculation, estimates range from 0% to nearly 100%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
For “high-risk, high-reward” areas of the AI trade such as next-generation optical connectivity, returns depend on meeting technology milestones, Susanto said, and that’s “why volatility and speculation there are so elevated.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The mayor said that a rise in "real estate speculation" has pushed many families out of the city center into new peripheral neighborhoods, where conditions are often precarious.
From Barron's
It's full of speculation about the queen's toilette-box allotments and new beauty laws.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
The address, filmed a month after his dismissal, ended speculations on Fedorov's future and ruled out his potential cooperation with the government.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
"Around big players there are always speculations so I am not worried about that," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Disraeli, who admired Lord Byron and cut a similarly romantic figure, began as a novelist whose financial speculations drove him nearly into disgrace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 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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