speculate

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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

Specialists with the Department of Fish and Wildlife speculate that he may have lost his toes due to umbilical cord strangulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Some speculate that the rulings could open the door to an intense regulatory crackdown on social-media companies, similar to the historic tobacco settlements of the 1990s.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Lacking clear written or archaeological evidence, however, we are left to speculate as to why the Mayan story ended as it did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

There’s Peeta, but he couldn’t do any more than speculate, and who knows what state his mind’s in, anyway.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins