speculation
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It kicked up days of online speculation about what the high-end Los Angeles grocer might be planning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Oil prices extended Tuesday's drop as investors kept tabs on the Middle East after Trump confirmed US strikes on Iran but played down speculation he was preparing to resume bombing after the election.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
I can’t stop you from eating up the speculation on your feeds, but I can’t recommend it either.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Early in his second term, the country plunged into a depression fueled partially by railroad speculation and doubts about the U.S. dollar’s convertibility into gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
But his existence was cause for much speculation in the mouse community.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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Asked about the situation on Monday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters to "rely on Rospotrebnadzor's official statements rather than... rumours and speculations".
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Extraterrestrial cosmologies descend from the philosophically Protestant speculations of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine, each of whom posited a plurality of worlds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Around big players there are always speculations so I am not worried about that," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
According to Page Six, the speculations about the romance caused a “feud” between Batula and Miller, who were particularly close in Season 10 of “Summer House.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Simmon and Sovoy groused idly about the food, making grim speculations as to what manner of meat was in the stew.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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