speculation
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Asked about Burnham's ambitions, Lord Hermer refused to engage in what he termed speculation.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
How it happened is a tale of speculation, the oil panic and the rotating winners from artificial intelligence, with a walk-on part for the weird way indexes work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Rate hikes aimed at disciplining speculation can do more than cool the room.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
“He looks forward to vindicating himself in court, where such matters are decided — and not in the media — based on admissible, material evidence, not rank speculation and unsubstantiated allegations.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Unable to repel the quacks with a clear theory of their own, archaeologists and anthropologists found themselves enveloped in a cloud of speculation.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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