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    speculate

    US /ˈspɛkjəˌlet/

    ・

    UK /ˈspekjuleɪt/

    B2
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo take risks that might lead to big profits
    They speculate on computers, thinking they will soon be rich
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To predict or guess what is possible or likely
    They speculate, but they don't know what will happen

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    7 YEARS IN JAPAN // MY REGRETS AND WEIRD EXPERIENCES

    17:267 YEARS IN JAPAN // MY REGRETS AND WEIRD EXPERIENCES
    • I don't like to speculate about the future because like anything could happen

      I don't like to speculate about the future because like anything could happen

    • and what would happen in that situation, which we can't really speculate about

      and what would happen in that situation, which we can't really speculate about

    A2

    What If the World Lost Oxygen for Five Seconds?

    03:12What If the World Lost Oxygen for Five Seconds?
    • For more things that are fun to speculate on,

      For more things that are fun to speculate on,

    B1

    A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging

    08:49A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging
    • First of all it's hard to speculate but let's just say the following.

      First of all it's hard to speculate but let's just say the following.

    • First of all, it's hard to speculate, but let's just say the following.

      First of all, it's hard to speculate, but let's just say the following.

    B1

    【Nijisanji EN】關於臆測和八卦蹭熱度【Ver Vermillion】

    01:44【Nijisanji EN】關於臆測和八卦蹭熱度【Ver Vermillion】
    • But then when people are starting to speculate about something that happened internally, I mean, what gives you the rights?

      But then when people are starting to speculate about something that happened internally, I mean, what gives you the rights?

    • But then when people are starting to speculate about something that happened internally.

      But then when people are starting to speculate about something that happened internally.

    B1

    The Deep Ocean Noises We Still Can’t Identify

    15:50The Deep Ocean Noises We Still Can’t Identify
    • The unusual whale's voice continued to be picked up for decades, leading scientists to speculate that it was a malformation or maybe that the whale was some kind of hybrid between two species that don't normally mate.

      The unusual whale's voice continued to be picked up for decades, leading scientists to speculate that it was a malformation or maybe that the whale was some kind of hybrid between two species that don't normally mate.

    • The unusual whale's voice continued to be picked up for decades, leading scientists to speculate that it was a malformation, or maybe that the whale was some kind of hybrid between two species that don't normally mate.

      The unusual whale's voice continued to be picked up for decades, leading scientists to speculate that it was a malformation, or maybe that the whale was some kind of hybrid between two species that don't normally mate.

    B1

    データを”絵の具”にする男。機械学習が創る人類の記憶 | Obsessed | WIRED Japan

    10:33データを”絵の具”にする男。機械学習が創る人類の記憶 | Obsessed | WIRED Japan
    • I was always like trying to like speculate this idea of can data become a pigment.

      I was always like trying to like speculate this idea of can data become a pigment.

    • I was always, like, trying to, like, speculate this idea of can data become a pigment.

      I was always, like, trying to, like, speculate this idea of can data become a pigment.

    B1

    老化生物学者だけど「加齢について」質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    17:33老化生物学者だけど「加齢について」質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • So a lot of people speculate that they have really good healthy lifestyles.

      So a lot of people speculate that they have really good healthy lifestyles.

    • So a lot of people speculate that they have really good healthy lifestyles.

      So a lot of people speculate that they have really good healthy lifestyles.

    B1

    Two dead and two injured after shooting in Northern Ireland | BBC News

    02:59Two dead and two injured after shooting in Northern Ireland | BBC News
    • There is no ongoing risk to the public at this point in time, but there is an ongoing police operation at the scene and local politicians are already beginning to comment on this tragedy which is unfolding in terms of information coming through and they're urging the public not to speculate on what may have happened and to allow the police to continue with their own investigations, which are, as I say, at a very early stage at the moment.

      There is no ongoing risk to the public at this point in time, but there is an ongoing police operation at the scene and local politicians are already beginning to comment on this tragedy which is unfolding in terms of information coming through and they're urging the public not to speculate on what may have happened and to allow the police to continue with their own investigations, which are, as I say, at a very early stage at the moment.

    • and they're urging the public not to speculate on what may have happened and to allow the police to continue with their investigations, which are, as I say, at a very early stage at the moment.

      and they're urging the public not to speculate on what may have happened and to allow the police to continue with their investigations, which are, as I say, at a very early stage at the moment.

    B1

    Ron Chernow (FULL EPISODE) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

    00:00Ron Chernow (FULL EPISODE) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
    • I have to speculate such being my nature. He admits late in his life after he's lost several fortunes

      I have to speculate such being my nature. He admits late in his life after he's lost several fortunes

    • He said, "I have to speculate, such being my nature." He admits late in his life after he's lost several fortunes, he said, "I was always the easy prey of the cheap adventurer." And there was something very, very compulsive about the speculation because the tragedy of the story is here is a man who made a fortune in book royalties.

      He said, "I have to speculate, such being my nature." He admits late in his life after he's lost several fortunes, he said, "I was always the easy prey of the cheap adventurer." And there was something very, very compulsive about the speculation because the tragedy of the story is here is a man who made a fortune in book royalties.

    B1

    Top 10 Facts - Battlefield

    17:20Top 10 Facts - Battlefield
    • However, DICE has neither confirmed nor denied the rumors and thus were left to speculate.

      However, DICE has neither confirmed nor denied the rumors and thus were left to speculate.

    • However, DICE has neither confirmed nor denied the rumors and thus we're left to speculate.

      However, DICE has neither confirmed nor denied the rumors and thus we're left to speculate.

    B2