speculation
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Cohen said climate change could be playing a role, though he stressed this was speculation and no research has yet confirmed the link.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Papua New Guinea police had earlier dismissed speculation that the object was "merely a dummy", local newspaper Post Courier said.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
But he studiously avoided his own, an absence that disappointed many and fueled ongoing speculation about why.
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
Wild speculation was the order of the day.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
The paper notes that Tehran has "categorically" rejected and strongly condemned the "malicious speculations", but adds that the exact nature of what happened near Fairford "remains unclear".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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
The path from these relatively reasonable speculations to nuclear apocalypse is, to say the least, another matter.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
Isolate your speculations in a separate account on a trading app you use only for that purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
There had also been wild speculations, in the press and within the ANC, that I had been betrayed by someone in the movement.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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