speculative
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For the sci-fi fans: Did you know that Slate used to publish speculative fiction?
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Feminist dystopian fiction offers another counterpoint: bleak speculative narratives can make systemic problems—including misogyny, violence against women, gender inequality and threats to reproductive rights—more visible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The researchers caution that the biological explanation remains speculative.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
It would also spark some near-term volatility, with small-capitalization stocks, speculative technology stocks and unprofitable companies feeling it first.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The search for new weapons continues unceasingly, and is one of the very few remaining activities in which the inventive or speculative type of mind can find any outlet.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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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