Sentence examples for under speculation from inspiring English sources

"under speculation" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English
It is often used as an alternative to "under discussion" or "under consideration" to suggest the opinions or ideas expressed are thought to be true, but their validity has not been definitively proven. For example, "The cause of Bob's death is still under speculation."

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The Dutchman's future has been under speculation for months since he was frozen out of the Inter Milan set-up.

Today's news draws a line under speculation around the England international's future, which began when he rejected a five-year contract worth £75,000-per-week in August.

In a 2007 interview with CCTV 9, the state-controlled English-language channel, the singer emphasized the importance of professional pursuit and playfully distanced himself from both whispers about his personal life (artfully dodging a pointed question about his sexuality, a subject that has been under speculation for years) and the claustrophobic fame he had once both enjoyed and endured.

Groupon's intent to raise $750M comes under speculation (read Forrester Research Sucharita Mulpuru's fantastic article) as the company still can't reach profitability with its $644M in revenue in Q1.

Ignore the scene numbers, Cut To:, camera directions, etc. -- all of which should be not present in your spec scripts (scripts written under speculation that they'll be sold).

Recently House Republicans decided to moved ahead with a plan, under speculation for some time, to include $1.6 billion for the wall in a bundle of four spending bills, otherwise unrelated to the DHS or border security*.

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While Intrade's predictive record was good, it didn't foresee the rising controversy over under-regulated speculation.

However, owing to its short, three-year life and the tantalizingly vague and often contradictory records that remain of it, Azuchi has often been the subject of unfettered and under-qualified speculation.

DealBook »   Intrade Sheds Light on How Gray Markets Can Go Dark  |  While Intrade's predictive record was good, it did not foresee the rising controversy over under-regulated speculation, Robert Cyran of Reuters Breakingviews writes.

After yesterday's 14-2 drubbing against the Yankees in the Bronx — during which the few brave Sox fans still watching were treated to images of the hated Yankees celebrating their trip to the playoffs — the Bobby V deathwatch went into full effect, with the over-under betting speculation for when he'd be officially fired landing somewhere around 2 P.M. today.

After yesterday's 14-2 drubbing against the Yankees in the Bronx during which the few brave Sox fans still watching were treated to images of the hated Yankees celebrating their trip to the playoffs the Bobby V deathwatch went into full effect, with the over-under betting speculation for when he'd be officially fired landing somewhere around 2 P.M. today.

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