speculative
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The players shook hands before Shadab called for a speculative review.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Chrissy’s discovery sets the stage for a twist that merely draws unfavorable comparisons to far better speculative science fiction about our growing dependence on AI companionship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
For now, however, these ideas remain speculative, and additional experiments will be needed to identify the actual cause.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
CoreWeave carries a ‘B,’ or highly speculative, credit rating from S&P Global because it carries a high level of debt relative to earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
All of this is speculative, to say the least, and may well be wrong.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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