speculations

plural of speculation
as in ventures
a risky undertaking the couple lost all their money in real estate speculations

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Recent Examples of speculations But Fetterman rejected those speculations in an op-ed published in The Washington Post in May. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Everyone knew the story, though Andrew’s relatives were more reluctant to speak of it, to even mention the cult’s name — Synanon — craning their necks to see if any members of her family were close enough to overhear their speculations. Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 These speculations are put to rest by the child, who says, ‘No! Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 Griffin has encouraged these speculations. Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 And even King Charles and Queen Camilla are faced with these speculations. Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 3 May 2026 While some had theories, including speculations of the site serving as an Underground Railroad route, researchers found little evidence to back those ideas up. Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026 His aesthetic speculations in the trilogy bring to mind books as extraordinary as Walter Pater’s The Renaissance and André Malraux’s The Voices of Silence and The Metamorphosis of the Gods. Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 Sure, there are plenty of rumors and speculations about her scents du jour, but these are the top three that are confirmed mainstays in her rotation. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Mar. 2026
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Noun
  • Public and political interests and opinions can shift quickly, which Fleming says could impact whether other companies make future ventures into psychedelics.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, countries should embrace policies that incentivize formal remittances and shift their focus from providing safety nets for vulnerable families and personal properties to productive ventures and investments.
    Eghosa E. Osaghae, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • All these missions are complex, high-cost gambles for China that would consume large quantities of military assets and result in immense casualties and property damage.
    Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The fifth-year pro is 100 percent aggressive, 100 percent of the time, taking wild gambles that result in either pick-sixes or soul-crushing defensive breakdowns.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • Its volatile stock closely tracks investors’ perceived chances of cashing in on the GLP-1 boom.
    Joseph Wilkins,Lee Ying Shan,Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The running text would distract from interviews of newsmakers, for example, but executives do see more chances to use it.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • At 80, Smyrna resident Kay Braswell is still lacing up her hiking boots and setting out on adventures around the world.
    Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike many of the finest automakers that are waiting to reveal their latest adventures in engineering and design during Northern California’s Monterey Car Week, Bugatti has not left us in suspense.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Speculations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculations. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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