speculation
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And Arsenal began its championship defense on Friday night with a 3-0 victory over Coventry City, which prompted giddy speculation that Arsenal might actually be fun to watch this season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
“Out of respect for her loved ones, the speculation and sensationalism of her death needs to end until the facts can be released from the investigation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
It added: "This is a quickly evolving incident and we ask that members of the public respectfully avoid speculation."
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Polls suggest Ossoff will easily win his Senate race this fall, which has stoked speculation that he may run for president in 2028.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
But all such claims are based on pure speculation.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Disraeli, who admired Lord Byron and cut a similarly romantic figure, began as a novelist whose financial speculations drove him nearly into disgrace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The path from these relatively reasonable speculations to nuclear apocalypse is, to say the least, another matter.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 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
Nature, however, is not obliged to follow our speculations.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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