- present participle of speculate.
speculating
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It began with small accounts on social media speculating or claiming that Talarico was out not because he was physically ill but because he was mentally ill.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Wall Street had been speculating whether Meta would begin leasing out its data-center capacity as a way of monetizing its AI infrastructure in a highly profitable manner.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The results “looked quite believable,” he said, speculating that many of the images that have gone viral on social media may have been produced using older models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
These developments are worrisome enough that scientists start speculating about a major eruption’s impacts.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
He, Ron, and Hermione spent the whole of break speculating on what Dumbledore would teach Harry.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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