speculate
Example Sentences
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At this time, Adams is hesitant to speculate on a possible public opening date.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
But to my eyes, this fandom appears to be a place where anyone is welcome to fantasize, dream, draw, speculate or just plain geek out.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Analysts speculate that we’re in a “crypto winter” of depressed prices—despite the fact that geopolitical chaos is exactly the environment in which Bitcoin is designed to thrive as “digital gold.”
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The rest of us can only speculate about his inner turmoil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Is it too much to speculate that beneath the swirling tattoos, asymmetrically trimmed hair, and bedizened robes, you would recognize someone much closer to yourself, at least in certain respects, than your own ancestors?
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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