speculation
Example Sentences
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"People are buying again, dollar payments are stabilizing after rampant speculation above the official rate. Food sales are being prioritized."
From Barron's
People can earn a $250 referral bonus by getting others to sign on with Mercor, contributing to a flood of job postings on LinkedIn and speculation that the whole thing must be a scam.
That possibility has fueled decades of speculation about whether Europa could host life, placing it among the most important targets for exploration in the solar system.
From Science Daily
“Keep in mind that this is an investigation that is also in its infancy. So any speculation about what has happened would be just that,” Jacobson told reporters.
From Los Angeles Times
Tisdale French, meanwhile, apparently anticipated this kind of speculation in reaction to the New York essay because she had experienced it after blogging about the same topic.
From Los Angeles Times
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