speculative
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The playwright recognizes the speculative and incomplete nature of history, which is always born out of the needs and assumptions of the moment it’s written.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
While this remains speculative, the main goal is scientific.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Regeneron, founded in 1988, spent decades as a speculative science project before massive blockbusters in ophthalmology and immunology turned it into a giant, now worth around $80 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Daily Chartbook, a newsletter that looks at the most interesting charts of the day, has flagged this chart from market data and researcher Macro Charts, which shows rising volume in U.S. speculative options.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
There is a plausible and quite persuasive answer to the second question, which will then lead us to a plausible but more speculative answer to the first.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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