speculative

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Yet they have to correct for a yearslong decline in employer response rates to BLS surveys—which does not negate the data overall, but certainly makes preliminary calculations a bit more unsteady and speculative.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Its protracted slump has only been compounded by recent risk-off sentiment amid the war in Iran, causing investors to flee speculative biotech stocks.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

And rather than the 2026 World Cup, the revenue associated with co-hosting Euro 2028 was deemed to justify the speculative approach.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

McGibney described the shift as a reset to its core operating model that reduces the need for speculative inventory, lowers exposure to price swings and makes capital deployment more disciplined.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Gilbert’s interests also extended, necessarily in a more speculative way, into the heavens.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin