speculate
Example Sentences
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In a question-and-answer session about the deal, Anderson declined to speculate on whether the proposed settlement for non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients would more forward if the company were to lose the Supreme Court case.
From BBC
He didn’t want to speculate about where Angela might have gone with the papers.
From Literature
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Internet sleuths and commentators have speculated widely on the case, and pointed fingers at members of the family in the process.
They are derivative instruments that allow two parties to speculate on future market conditions without owning the underlying asset.
Find the source of hot air, spot the killer news, and don’t speculate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.