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speculate

[spek-yuh-leyt] / ˈspɛk yəˌleɪt /




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At times, Mr. Loconte is a bit too eager to speculate about how Lewis and Tolkien may have taken inspiration from particular wartime events.

From The Wall Street Journal

He speculated that the administration could “put a bunch of floaters out there” to gauge the market’s reaction different policy actions.

From MarketWatch

He speculated that the administration could “put a bunch of floaters out there” to gauge the market’s reaction different policy actions.

From MarketWatch

Many of China’s other large developers have defaulted on their debt and investors continue to speculate over how policymakers plan to address the real-estate slump as it drags on into a sixth year.

From The Wall Street Journal

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