speculation
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Investigators had searched the night before, amplifying speculation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The site is believed to be buried deep inside the mountain and its exact purpose is shrouded in mystery and speculation.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The yen held its gains against the dollar a day after rallying amid speculation that Japanese authorities intervened to prop up the currency, which had been sitting around 40-year lows.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The internet has been awash with theories and speculation over who she might be playing, but Sink - who didn't attend the premiere - hasn't given anything away.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
This caused all sorts of speculation, but he wouldn’t tell us any details.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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
According to Page Six, the speculations about the romance caused a “feud” between Batula and Miller, who were particularly close in Season 10 of “Summer House.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
"For decades there has been speculations and different theories to explain these remarkable properties and one theory has been the existence of a critical point. Now we have found that such a point exists."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
It looks like Gavin and Stacey fans will never know what happened on that fishing trip after a star of the comedy put any reboot speculations to bed.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
She was interrupted in the midst of these uneasy speculations by the sound of the telephone bell ringing in the other room.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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