speculative
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Speculative traders covering short positions by buying cocoa are pushing prices higher, not fundamental factors, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"Speculative reports on militarily sensitive matters are undesirable in light of our security interests... and our relations with key Middle Eastern countries," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Speculative tickets are offered by resellers who list concert passes they don’t yet have in their possession, with the intention that they will ultimately acquire the tickets and deliver them to the buyer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
Speculative stocks like Oklo and Lightbridge represent only part of Scheneman’s portfolio.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
Speculative sciences do, indeed, improve the mind, but this advantage reaches only to a few persons, who have leisure to apply themselves to them.
From Essays by Hume, David
Vocabulary lists containing speculative
Grade 9, List 1
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And Then There Were None
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