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speculative

[spek-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] / ˈspɛk yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv /


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News that Samsung Electronics has managed to avert a strike by labor unions sparked another speculative frenzy on the South Korean stock market on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The speculative technology has been at the center of SpaceX’s pitch to investors ahead of its planned public listing this summer, which is anticipated to be the largest IPO of all time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Inovio Pharmaceuticals and Novavax are two other players being linked to the speculative hantavirus trade.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

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

Murky, speculative stuff, a smear campaign on a dead woman.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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