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Plural for the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence
“It is my speculation that the researcher for this article sacrificed honest and fair research for personal profit.”
Plural for gossip or hearsay based on assumptions or presuppositions
“The pair were engrossed in conversation for more than an hour, fuelling speculation the overworked minister had unwisely opened her heart to a political opponent.”
Plural for a risky action undertaken with the hope of success
“Wildcatting for oil in some parts of Alaska is perfectly legitimate, but the wildcatter should fully realize that his enterprise is a risky speculation.”
Plural for the act of investing in something risky
“The depression also derived from largely unregulated pell-mell speculation on the stock market.”
Plural for a notion, impression or idea (of something)
Plural for a means of raising money by selling numbered tickets drawn at random for a prize
Plural for a prediction or prognosis of a future event
Plural for the act of placing a bet or wager on something
Plural for the faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things
Plural for the possibility that something unpleasant or unwelcome will happen
Plural for a desire that appears inconceivable
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