Officials in the interim Afghan government have since joined grieving survivors in calling the attack a tragic mistake, with some surmising the Americans were duped with false information by a scheming local warlord.
This does not mean, as some have surmised, that Grubman put the car in reverse, thinking that it was in drive.
The decline in stocks over the last three sessions also raises questions about whether the market has hit bottom, as some analysts surmised after the recent rally.
He did not expand on whether this would involve more attention to the Persian Gulf and the moderate Arab states as some have surmised.
When Connecticut approached (and surpassed) U.C.L.A.'s 88-game winning streak, the longest basketball run in N.C.A.A. history, late in 2010, Auriemma fumed or laughed when some critics surmised that the achievement was less worthy.
Some people surmised that his memories of the fire prevented him from going to a homeless shelter, even on the coldest nights; he couldn't stand to be closed in.
In making that high-profile move, Mr. Bush seemed to invite his detractors to say he was unduly trying to help his brother; some Republicans surmised that Mr. Bush decided to curry favor with party loyalists whose support he needs in 2002 -- and, of course, to help his brother.
If a "LinkedIn killer" does emerge, it's not going to manifest in the way some have surmised.
