speculative
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They are highly speculative, highly volatile and highly leveraged.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Many of the latest breakthrough drugs trace their origins to research efforts that initially looked unprofitable or speculative.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Newly discovered gold mines, he explained, go public, attracting speculative investors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Historical “bucket shops” serve as a parallel, demonstrating how unregulated speculative trading led to market manipulation and eventual crackdowns.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
To him, as to Steve Eisman, a credit default swap wasn’t insurance at all but an outright speculative bet against the market—and this was the second way to think about it.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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