speculation
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In the days ahead of Wednesday's speech, there was widespread speculation that Badenoch would announce changes to IHT.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Sanchez's defeat in Congress on Friday heightens speculation that he might call an early general election, which was not due until next summer.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
A White House official told CBS that any personnel announcement would come directly from the president, dismissing the reports as speculation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
A White House official said the president makes announcements about personnel decisions directly and until then reports about a decision is speculation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
But in the absence of surviving notation of the music performed with the plays of Aristophanes and others, we must once again resign ourselves to frustration and speculation.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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
However, the Iranian embassy in London has said it "categorically rejects and strongly condemns" any "unfounded and malicious speculations" linking Iran to the latest incident.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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
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
Nature, however, is not obliged to follow our speculations.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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