speculation
Example Sentences
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For days there had been speculation that FAM leaders would step down to prevent a takeover by a FIFA-nominated committee, local media reported.
From BBC
For all the speculation, there is no urgency to name a nominee.
“A scheduling conflict” was the reason cited, but speculation about the opera star’s departure swirled as the center’s artistic losses mounted amid widely reported plummeting ticket sales.
From Los Angeles Times
King, whose contract is up later this year and has been the subject of speculation regarding her future with the network, praised Weiss for laying out a vision.
After days of speculation, the popular British baking show posted an announcement to their social channels confirming that Lawson will replace Prue Leith, who she would be leaving the show after nine years last week.
From Salon
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