speculation
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Moreover, excessive speculation, much of it conducted with extreme leverage, led to violent selloffs during that time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
But its access to credit dramatically narrowed when the government introduced curbs on excessive borrowing and speculation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
But like it or not, he must learn to reckon with the heightened expectations and speculation that comes with simply being good at his current job.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
She previously refuted speculation that she just gave up her child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
She gazes without interest or speculation around the room.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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
The Russian embassy in Copenhagen denied "absurd speculations" of its involvement.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
The quickened pace of U.S. airstrikes in the region and the unusually large buildup of military force in the Caribbean Sea have fueled those speculations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
Archaeologists, historians, scientists, and other scholars have never lacked speculations as to why the Hunley met its fate.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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