speculate
Example Sentences
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That deal has led investors to speculate about much higher valuations for spectrum holdings in the future.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Exploring these accounts, I found that many lead back to Choudhury, keen to speculate and fantasize about which species might be in “The End of Oak Street.”
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Researchers speculate that people may have brought the rodent to California as a natural remedy to battle overgrowing vegetation or simply because they liked them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Some locals speculate that the Sconset homeowners might have staged the vandalism themselves to gain sympathy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
But then again, it seems hardly worthwhile to speculate greatly on such matters now when one knows one will, in all likelihood, be talking face to face with Miss Kenton within forty-eight hours.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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