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So while it is great fun to speculate — is it just another example of rich folk fleeing California’s high taxes?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Berlin has so far refused to speculate on the motives or identity of those responsible for the incident at Leipzig.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The police urged people "not to speculate on the incident or its circumstances" and to let police "conduct investigations and establish the facts of the case".

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

The researchers speculate that the signal could come from a "stream" of material released by the star's core while the black hole's immense gravity was tearing it apart.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

It was understandable that Wagner might want to speculate about the art world of the future, one that would encompass within it all the arts, centred on human dramas of love, death and destiny.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

The author speculates that Hobsbawm “probably would have accepted either offer,” but finds no evidence of any approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

"Our current findings suggest that in stress-associated psychiatric disorders such as depression, the CRH system in OPCs may play a greater role than previously known," Deussing speculates.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

News coverage speculates about a "new tone" from the president.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

She speculates that the U.S. and other major powers could argue that keeping weapons on the moon is “perfectly reasonable and legal within their rights under the treaty.”

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026

Berkner speculates that this is what happened to the great reptiles; their size may have been all right for a richly oxygenated atmosphere, but they had the bad luck to run out of air.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

This is far less than the hundreds of billions being speculated ahead of the trial.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Some speculated his success came from useful close relationships, including with the brother of former premier Wen Jiabao.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Sundar does not believe in AGI,” Schwarz speculated.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Detractors responded in turn, worrying that Grande’s ardent fans were enabling the singer’s unhealthy behavior and speculated eating disorder.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

He speculated that there was too much shade from the trees.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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 ● Aug. 14, 2026

One is speculating in public about a woman’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Intrigued by the vague mixture of menace and nostalgia that the image evoked, internet users began sharing stories and speculating that the Backrooms is a hidden dimension into which people might accidentally find themselves.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

"At this time, we have very limited information and ask that everyone respect the privacy of Kaylee's family and refrain from sharing or speculating about the circumstances surrounding the accident."

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

My family believed I would qualify, and even the media was speculating that I would be going to the games in London.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad