speculation
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She previously refuted speculation that she just gave up her child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
"There's going to be lots of speculation, but given it's a police matter right now, that is all we can say."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It is Bezos's involvement that makes the deal so intriguing and will trigger speculation about the future plans of Liverpool's owners.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The professors’ speculation is especially relevant in today’s market, given the widespread speculation that we’re in the midst of another bubble, this one built on artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Locals were so happy about the “life-giving energy” of federal money that they didn’t even begrudge Holt and his business cronies the tidy profit they made on their real estate speculation.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
In a statement, Mr. Lynch dismissed the speculations of the intelligence firms and said their alleged actions are “disturbing” and “cross all lines of acceptable conduct.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 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
"For decades there has been speculations and different theories to explain these remarkable properties and one theory has been the existence of a critical point. Now we have found that such a point exists."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
The Russian embassy in Copenhagen denied "absurd speculations" of its involvement.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
Griffith’s identification of a chemical capable of carrying hereditary instructions between organisms—the “gene molecule”—would have sparked a thousand speculations and restructured the chemical theory of life.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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