speculative
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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
Historically, that conservative approach was seen as prudent, protecting investors from speculative excess and ensuring that index constituents demonstrated operational viability before gaining access to trillions of dollars of public capital flows.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Even lesser-known stocks are reaping the benefits from speculative trading, too, as AI excitement spreads.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Perhaps a speculative novel where the main character is an archaeologist digging for bronzes who is then transported to an idyllic past?
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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