speculative
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Another fun bit of speculative fiction—at least for a financial journalist—might be how a bunch of airline analysts frozen in time would react to today’s headlines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
But individuals who use them to make aggressive speculative bets in hopes of maximizing gains risk a painful experience, he warned.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026
Fiji were rocked and following a speculative Hawkins kick, Ravutaumada was inexplicably caught napping by Adams as he picked the pocket of his opposite number to score.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
Dianne Feinstein’s final years in office involved repeated reporting on cognitive decline and absences, raising difficult questions about when coverage becomes invasive or speculative.
From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026
The search for new weapons continues unceasingly, and is one of the very few remaining activities in which the inventive or speculative type of mind can find any outlet.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing speculative
Grade 9, List 1
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act V
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And Then There Were None
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