speculating

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Instead, Speech First brought only preemptive claims speculating that their members’ views might someday in the future be chilled.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

He criticized outside physicians for speculating about a report for a patient not under their care.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Investors have also been speculating that Chinese approval for Tesla’s AI-trained Full Self-Driving, or FSD, driver-assistance technology was imminent.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

That may also be why certain sensitive topics were not dealt with directly by the presidents, Lopes said, speculating that the leaders avoided issues considered "unsolvable from the outset".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Mother often described herself as a pleaser: she said she couldn’t stop herself from speculating what people wanted her to be, and from contorting herself, compulsively, unwillingly, into whatever it was.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover