speculation
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The family history has fueled speculation that Zambada would cut a deal following his arrest and spill secrets about corruption.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
It remains to be seen whether the World Cup reignites speculation, but Everton will hope it stays quiet as Ndiaye is arguably their most creative player.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The demonstrations came as the president held two days of meetings with top military commanders, amid media speculation he could be looking for a replacement for army chief Oleksandr Syrsky.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Ever since the White House announced it, speculation had run rampant.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Radar never told us anything about his love life, but this did not dissuade us from frequent speculation.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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In a statement, Mr. Lynch dismissed the speculations of the intelligence firms and said their alleged actions are “disturbing” and “cross all lines of acceptable conduct.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 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
The path from these relatively reasonable speculations to nuclear apocalypse is, to say the least, another matter.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
“There were a lot of speculations, a lot of assumptions, and now we actually have a body of research that we can look at to speak in an informed way about this topic,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
Archaeologists, historians, scientists, and other scholars have never lacked speculations as to why the Hunley met its fate.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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