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speculate

[spek-yuh-leyt] / ˈspɛk jəˌleɪt /




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It also called for everyone to respect the privacy of her family and to not speculate about the crash.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

“That remains the case today,” Co-CEO Ted Sarandos says during a call with analysts, acknowledging that others will speculate about their acquisition intentions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

“I hate to speculate because boats, they can sink in a moment’s notice,” Smith said, noting that he had “all kinds of weird stuff” happen in his 35 years at sea.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

In a July 2 press briefing, he said, “We have received no information. No updates. If there has been any direct outreach I am unaware of it. I don’t want to speculate about anybody’s health.”

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

I now began to speculate about what kind of man Mr. Hoffman was, and I found that I did not know him; that is, I did not know his basic attitude toward Negroes.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Presented with a detailed list of this article’s findings, Rachel Cauley, the OMB’s communications director, asserted that “this story is false because it speculates about policies that have not yet been decided.”

From Salon Apr. 29, 2026

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

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

But he says more than 100 writers have reached out to say they want to be part of the case since it was filed, and speculates that the total number could be in the thousands.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

She speculates that Lieb may one day see it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 26, 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

Analysts speculated that the customer may be either the U.S.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The Times speculated that the creation of FFE could have an impact on the World Cup and the Club World Cup.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Investors and analysts have speculated that Musk could try to merge SpaceX and Tesla into a single AI-focused company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The process will involve a hearing at which leave to appeal would either be granted or denied - it is speculated this could happen sometime in September.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

People have speculated on how to make crop soil out of Martian dirt for decades.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

“I find that question pretty offensive, frankly, when people start speculating about my death and my health,” he told a Swiss newspaper at the time.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Intrigued by the vague mixture of menace and nostalgia that the image evoked, internet users began sharing stories and speculating that the Backrooms is a hidden dimension into which people might accidentally find themselves.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

"At this time, we have very limited information and ask that everyone respect the privacy of Kaylee's family and refrain from sharing or speculating about the circumstances surrounding the accident."

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Tabloids are speculating about wedding performers and bridesmaids. - but we'll only know for sure, when Taylor decides it's time.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Everyone stays speculating on how Death-Cast receives this life-changing information.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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