conjecture
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The rumor mill is active, locals say, and includes conjecture on whether Musk himself might show up.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 22, 2026
Schnoebelen said that while the speculating on the origins of the statue is all conjecture at this point, she does enjoy the attention the statue has brought to this particular period of art.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 14, 2026
But nobody had proved the general case – or found an example showing the conjecture was wrong.
From Science Daily β Aug. 6, 2026
It shows the conjecture is false for every dimension larger than 2, with the original conjecture in two dimensions remaining open.
From Science Daily β Aug. 6, 2026
Horace had at first offered the conjecture in his notes that the deceased’s larynx had clamped down—a spastic closure—to prevent liquid from reaching the deeper air passages.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
But we have reached the point where famous math conjectures that stood for decades seem to be falling every day.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 1, 2026
"This unprecedentedly clear signal of the black hole merger known as GW250114 puts to the test some of our most important conjectures about black holes and gravitational waves," Isi said.
From Science Daily β Dec. 8, 2025
Molly White, that indispensable and indefatigable chronicler of newfangled financial technology, conjectures that “many people who hold crypto ... probably don’t identify as crypto advocates at all.”
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 1, 2024
A lawyer for the New Jersey senator said the justice department claims were "baseless" and "bizarre conjectures".
From BBC β Jan. 2, 2024
Still, now and then, I received a damping check to my cheerfulness; and was, in spite of myself, thrown back on the region of doubts and portents, and dark conjectures.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte BrontΓ«
ErdΕs conjectured that the maximum number of pairs, suggested by a gridlike system, could increase only slightly faster than the number of dots.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 14, 2026
Some Amazon-watchers have conjectured that the glitch may be connected to mass layoffs the company implemented in the summer in its cloud computing unit, with the jobs purportedly replaced by artificial intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 23, 2025
But, for an elusive conjectured class of materials, physicists have now shown that the surface previously thought to be "featureless" holds an unmistakable signature that could lead to the first definitive observation.
From Science Daily β Jan. 16, 2024
“Is there a universal basis for selection? Is there a more quantitative formalism underlying this conjectured conceptual equivalence—a formalism rooted in the transfer of information?,” they ask of the world’s disparate phenomena.
From Salon β Oct. 22, 2023
If the sacrifice was not accepted, Bobby conjectured, Byrne would be lost; but if he did accept it, he’d also be lost.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Simpson homicide trial in 1994, Wecht was a frequent talk show guest, conjecturing on the “Today” show and “Good Morning America” about the significance of blood samples and other evidence.
From Seattle Times β May 13, 2024
The outlay had some crypto followers conjecturing that he meant to consolidate the industry in his own hands.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 9, 2022
"Rather than conjecturing whether Xi would restrain actions before the party congress, it is more realistic to analyse its daily military activities and make preparations accordingly," the official added.
From Reuters β Feb. 23, 2022
We tune in for the fighting, assigning meaning to each expression, conjecturing about what happens when the cameras are off.
From Salon β Nov. 6, 2021
The rest of the evening was spent in conjecturing how soon he would return Mr. Bennet’s visit, and determining when they should ask him to dinner.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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