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speculate

[spek-yuh-leyt] / ˈspɛk yəˌleɪt /




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Those markets let businesses and financial institutions hedge or speculate against the future price of commodities such as oil or fluctuations in things like interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’m asking you to speculate, but how do you think you will manage the first big test?

From The Wall Street Journal

“I speculate it will be a while—if ever—before Amazon overtakes Walmart in retailing,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Expedition organizers Blackbird Mountain Guides on Wednesday said all staff in the group were professionally trained, and urged people to avoid speculating about the circumstances.

From Barron's

"This is a new scientific field. It's hard to speculate because it's changing so quickly," Wing says.

From BBC