speculative
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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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Vocabulary lists containing speculative
Grade 9, List 1
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And Then There Were None
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