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Afterward, on social media, people were speculating as to why.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

Some were speculating about the origin of the blast, suspecting a gas leak, like 75-year-old Monique Mosser.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 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. 25, 2022

On June 2, 1720, it went up in the morning to 890, in the afternoon fell to 640; and many who were speculating in differences were utterly ruined.

From Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762) by Melville, Lewis