were speculating
- past progressive of speculate.
Example Sentences
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Within minutes, rival executives were speculating whether the Dodgers had blown their chance to sign Ohtani.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
TMZ reports were speculating that Jonas was caring for their infant children all the time even as the Jonas Brothers tour across the country.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2023
Before your name came out, people were speculating it would be Rina Sawayama or Mabel or Mimi Webb.
From BBC ● May 12, 2023
Just this month, investors were speculating that the Fed might make a full-percentage-point increase this week, only to simmer down after central bankers and fresh data signaled that a smaller move was more likely.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
Two men lingered, the two who were speculating as to the military connections of the young officer.
From A Wounded Name by King, Charles
