speculative
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A more speculative possibility is that the material comes from a third member of the system that is being blasted by the fast wind of particles and X-ray radiation generated by the feeding black hole.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
While many such companies tout exciting growth prospects around data centers, Exelon has been “weeding out speculative data-center projects” by demanding so-called transmission security agreements, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
An MoJ spokesman told the paper the figure was "speculative".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Raising his recommendation to speculative buy from speculative hold, Varma writes in a note that the Australia-listed company has demonstrated an ability to grow its higher-margin divisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Like Silicon Valley in the heyday of the Internet bubble, London was the center of a speculative mania about the Americas.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing speculative
Grade 9, List 1
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And Then There Were None
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