speculative
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More recently, the speculative focus has moved toward chip stocks.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
There’s a key difference between a slave and an AI system: While the basic humanity of the former is self-evident, the claim that the latter might deserve moral consideration is speculative.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The technology is still viewed as a speculative bet and likely will be for the foreseeable future, no matter how many companies go public.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
That compares with 476 in the speculative bull market of 1999, said Rabe.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Her eyes, more just open than alert or speculative, reflected chiefly their own size and color.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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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