conjecture

Example Sentences

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The coaching staff are specifically conducting training with the idea of playing Saints, while also trying to stop the players from becoming distracted by the conjecture around the fixture.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Content creators, who make money from views, are likely to add their own commentary or conjecture to any controversy that promises to bring in more eyeballs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Additionally, multiple commentators conjecture that his hostility to wind originated in 2011, when he groused that an offshore wind farm would be visible from one of his golf courses in Scotland.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The study introduces what the authors call the "entropy conjecture" to highlight a key problem in many existing arguments.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Horace had at first offered the conjecture in his notes that the deceased’s larynx had clamped down—a spastic closure—to prevent liquid from reaching the deeper air passages.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson