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Fans will speculate about whether Meg, who hasn't been seen in public since 2009, will attend the induction ceremony.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

In the aftermath of major political events, people across the ideological spectrum will speculate on what happened and derive their own conclusions.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

Fans and others will speculate what can be done.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2023

Another display at the Anchorage this fall will speculate on future places of refuge in a burning world, albeit in abstract terms.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2021

To dream of making a kite, you will speculate largely on small means and seek to win the one you love by misrepresentations.

From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman