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What to know: MLPs charge fixed fees to customers based on the volume of oil or gas that pass through their pipelines under long-term contracts, rather than speculate directly on commodity prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Some speculate that under those circumstances, he might accept calls to form a “unity government,” joining the two coalitions.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Det Insp Chris Lithgow urged people not to speculate and said a heightened police presence would remain in the area in the coming days.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

But using such ETFs as trading tools to speculate that stocks will climb can be extremely painful if they tumble instead.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

It is tempting to speculate that van der Donck drew inspiration from the attitudes of the Haudenosaunee.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

"Our current findings suggest that in stress-associated psychiatric disorders such as depression, the CRH system in OPCs may play a greater role than previously known," Deussing speculates.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

He speculates that tariffs and inflation related to the war in Iran have played major roles in increasing travel expenses from $50,000 to at least $60,000 in one year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Ms. Allen speculates that the document was “likely” given to Richmond by Paine after he returned to England in 1787.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

News coverage speculates about a "new tone" from the president.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

Sleight speculates that Ruess inscribed this Nemo not long after departing Davis Gulch.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Ireland has objected to the standard, and experts have speculated that the debate was whether the teapot should be pre-warmed.

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2026

Analysts speculated that the haphazard way that the Phase 3 results came out may have rattled investors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

McAfee and company speculated that the former president was Barack Obama, but Nantz did not reveal his identity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

If Holmes was indeed playing a character she made up, as many people speculated, she was a skilled method actor.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

They speculated about Winnie Ruth’s motives for this recent murder.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

What’s more, he says that AI developers should stop even speculating about it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

It began with small accounts on social media speculating or claiming that Talarico was out not because he was physically ill but because he was mentally ill.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Not to be outdone, Mr. Hinton has been speculating for a couple of years about the prospect for total human extinction at the hands of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Wall Street had been speculating whether Meta would begin leasing out its data-center capacity as a way of monetizing its AI infrastructure in a highly profitable manner.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

On the advice of his lawyer, the senator’s aide wasn’t talking anymore, but everyone was speculating that he had always intended for Diana to die.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau