speculative
Example Sentences
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The idea remains speculative, but it raises the possibility that nature may favor stable physical structures in ways scientists do not yet fully understand.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
“It’s more speculative, but using simulations, we can see that this sort of motion should drive fluid movement and could help clear waste in the brain,” Drew said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The most likely explanation is that quantum is still viewed as a speculative investment.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
It also downgrades the stock to hold, from speculative buy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
There is a plausible and quite persuasive answer to the second question, which will then lead us to a plausible but more speculative answer to the first.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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