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The researchers speculate that the signal could come from a "stream" of material released by the star's core while the black hole's immense gravity was tearing it apart.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

"Until we have confirmed information, we will not speculate or comment further. We appreciate everyone's concern and ask that his privacy be respected during this time."

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

“That remains the case today,” Co-CEO Ted Sarandos says during a call with analysts, acknowledging that others will speculate about their acquisition intentions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

“I hate to speculate because boats, they can sink in a moment’s notice,” Smith said, noting that he had “all kinds of weird stuff” happen in his 35 years at sea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

With rising fear, Nailer realized that it was one thing to speculate idly about jumping a train, another to watch freight cars hurtle past.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

She speculates that its harsh reception may have to some degree gratified its author who, after all, “did mean to write a savage, cruel, and gloomy novel.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

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

From BBC ● 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 ● 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 ● Mar. 17, 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

Weather patterns and lunar phases impact the stock market because our moods affect how we process information, Hirshleifer and Shumway speculated in the conclusion of their study.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Detractors responded in turn, worrying that Grande’s ardent fans were enabling the singer’s unhealthy behavior and speculated eating disorder.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

Some speculated he never married for the same reason: Obligations to the Tibetan movement came first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The Times speculated that the creation of FFE could have an impact on the World Cup and the Club World Cup.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Some people—science fiction writers and artists, for instance—have speculated on what other beings might be like.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Richard Wilcock, Rail Magazine industry editor, said it was hard to know the cause without speculating, but photographs appeared to show "clearly a buckled track".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

One is speculating in public about a woman’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“I find that question pretty offensive, frankly, when people start speculating about my death and my health,” he told a Swiss newspaper at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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

We took solace in each other’s company, and spent those early weeks speculating on why we had been transferred.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela