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I can certainly speculate: Some people want a simple story of good and evil.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Some investors like to speculate about potential additions, presuming that stocks tabbed to join the index will get short-term boosts, as funds tracking the S&P 500 will be forced to take positions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

But Danish shipping company Maersk believes it is still "too early" to "speculate" about the impact.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

He declined to speculate on his chances in court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Doctors were thoroughly baffled by yellow fever, but curiosity and fear drove a number of them to continue to investigate and speculate on its cause, spread, and treatment.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

"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

Presented with a detailed list of this article’s findings, Rachel Cauley, the OMB’s communications director, asserted that “this story is false because it speculates about policies that have not yet been decided.”

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

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

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

Christine Wilkinson, research associate with the California Academy of Sciences, speculates the coyote may have come from a pack that lives in San Francisco’s Coit Tower area, which has very little green space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 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

Wall Street analysts have speculated that rival diagnostic companies such as Natera or Guardant Health could be among the interested parties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Spencer speculated that maybe their "friendship has not survived this case" and said "I have little doubt that it will haunt you for the rest of your days".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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

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

Booker added: "We would urge people to please avoid the area where possible to allow emergency services to work efficiently and safely, and refrain from speculating on the circumstances of the incident."

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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

They'd sit up late talking in hushed voices about their ex-husbands and speculating about new boyfriends, while the kids played Trouble and Sorry! in the next room.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell