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Recent Examples of speculation
Another layer to the debate is speculation could move to make way for a sports arena on the site.
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Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
The arrival of a new interstellar object has also fueled speculation online, including suggestions that 3I/ATLAS could be artificial in origin.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
With Kyler Murray scheduled for release, speculation on potential starters include free agents Kirk Cousins and Jimmy Garoppolo and 49ers backup Mac Jones via trade.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Kelce, who proposed to Swift last summer after two years of dating, addressed speculation about his retirement from football on yesterday's episode of The Pat McAfee Show.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
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Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
The arrival of a new interstellar object has also fueled speculation online, including suggestions that 3I/ATLAS could be artificial in origin.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
With Kyler Murray scheduled for release, speculation on potential starters include free agents Kirk Cousins and Jimmy Garoppolo and 49ers backup Mac Jones via trade.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Kelce, who proposed to Swift last summer after two years of dating, addressed speculation about his retirement from football on yesterday's episode of The Pat McAfee Show.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculation
Noun
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President Donald Trump‘s gamble that rising oil prices are good for the American economy may not be an effective messaging strategy with voters in a midterm year where affordability will be a key issue.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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But even when Heidecker and Turkington gamble on someone who might not fully get the joke, the result miraculously fits itself into their world of cringe comedy.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Audrey Gelman, co-founder of Insta-famous women’s co-working space The Wing, has returned with a new venture.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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George Clooney’s latest business venture is drawing scrutiny as the Hollywood star leans heavily into classic American imagery while building a new life overseas.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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This means that even if a fault-tolerant quantum computer becomes available, QPE could still struggle with large molecules because the chance of successfully extracting the correct energy becomes vanishingly small.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Sooners had a final chance after Acuff missed a second free throw with 10 seconds left.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Speculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculation. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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