speculating

Example Sentences

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“If you’re buying one-day options, or selling them, I mean that’s not investing, that’s not speculating, it’s gambling,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

While we have counseled that speculating on earnings reports is gambling, it remains one of the most prevalent pastimes in the stock and options market.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

In the hours after the incident, social media users began speculating that things weren’t as they appeared, and that the shooting, some argued, had clearly been staged.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

Fans have been speculating about the forthcoming release for months.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

That evening we spent most of our run speculating about what Myers would tell us.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson