speculative
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SpaceX’s more speculative AI division is akin to a call option with a small probability of a massive payout, according to Owens.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Quantum computing remains a speculative investment, with Quantinuum and peers yet to broadly commercialize technology.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
When speculative small stocks win big, often it’s because investors aren’t thinking straight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
This does not mean that companies doing seedy, speculative things won’t be included in the S&P 500.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
“This is a little more speculative, but can we tell anything about the caller from the times they telephoned? Once close to five a.m. and then again just after nine o’clock at night?”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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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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