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His share of the profits from “Weapons,” “Minecraft” and “Lego” have made Lee wealthy, causing colleagues and competitors to speculate that he could try to build Vertigo into a mini-studio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The company wouldn’t speculate whether it would try to rebuild in Boyle Heights and said it is reviewing its options to serve its Southern California cold storage customers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

FirstPort, the building's management company, said "it would not be appropriate for us to speculate on specific matters" while the fire was under investigation.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

I can certainly speculate: Some people want a simple story of good and evil.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

They speculate about how much snow we are bound to get tonight, how long it will stay on the ground, when we might expect more snow, and what kind of winter it will be.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

The author speculates that Hobsbawm “probably would have accepted either offer,” but finds no evidence of any approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

She speculates that the U.S. and other major powers could argue that keeping weapons on the moon is “perfectly reasonable and legal within their rights under the treaty.”

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026

"It's possible this could explain the higher prevalence of autoimmune diseases in women," Cao speculates.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026

Berkner speculates that this is what happened to the great reptiles; their size may have been all right for a richly oxygenated atmosphere, but they had the bad luck to run out of air.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Shortly after Muniz’s post, Price posted an Instagram story with a message that some followers speculated may be a response to the actor’s admission.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Investors and banking industry executives have privately speculated the bank could be poised to acquire a smaller lender.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Morgan Stanley’s Erik Woodring speculated in a July note that Apple could enact a $200 price increase across the entire iPhone 18 lineup.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

This is far less than the hundreds of billions being speculated ahead of the trial.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

“They don’t want us to leave the paths,” Reynie speculated.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

These developments are worrisome enough that scientists start speculating about a major eruption’s impacts.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Putin's meeting with Pezeshkian comes days after the CIA's director John Ratcliffe made a rare trip to Moscow, with US media speculating he could have discussed Ukraine and Iran with his Russian counterparts.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

Since the beginning of the trial, conspiracy theories about Patrick Clancy have swirled online, including some speculating about his involvement.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

One is speculating in public about a woman’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

They'd sit up late talking in hushed voices about their ex-husbands and speculating about new boyfriends, while the kids played Trouble and Sorry! in the next room.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell