speculate
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It also can be a way to speculate on credit quality, he added.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 21, 2026
The alleged attacker's motive remains unknown and Albanese has refused to speculate while the investigation takes place.
From Barron's β Oct. 20, 2026
"With a police investigation ongoing, it would not be appropriate to comment further on individual allegations or speculate about the outcome."
From BBC β Oct. 19, 2026
“I speculate he saw that note or somehow figured out she was going to institutionalize him, but I have no idea.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 4, 2026
Soon, we speculate, we will run out of fuel.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
"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 β Aug. 14, 2026
News coverage speculates about a "new tone" from the president.
From BBC β 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 β Apr. 9, 2026
But he says more than 100 writers have reached out to say they want to be part of the case since it was filed, and speculates that the total number could be in the thousands.
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 17, 2026
Sleight speculates that Ruess inscribed this Nemo not long after departing Davis Gulch.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
If Holmes was indeed playing a character she made up, as many people speculated, she was a skilled method actor.
From Salon β Oct. 17, 2026
A fourth customer, revealed in July, is speculated by some analysts to be the U.S.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 28, 2026
Shortly after Muniz’s post, Price posted an Instagram story with a message that some followers speculated may be a response to the actor’s admission.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 19, 2026
Investors and banking industry executives have privately speculated the bank could be poised to acquire a smaller lender.
From Barron's β Sep. 15, 2026
For years gunters had speculated that Anorak still roamed the OASIS, now as an autonomous NPC.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Not to be outdone, Mr. Hinton has been speculating for a couple of years about the prospect for total human extinction at the hands of AI.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
Wall Street had been speculating whether Meta would begin leasing out its data-center capacity as a way of monetizing its AI infrastructure in a highly profitable manner.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 6, 2026
Viewers found this endearing, speculating that the robot was “bashful” or suffering from social anxiety.
From Slate β Sep. 27, 2026
These developments are worrisome enough that scientists start speculating about a major eruption’s impacts.
From Science Daily β Sep. 22, 2026
To get the attention off me, I start speculating about her.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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