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speculative

[spek-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] / ˈspɛk yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv /


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His vision was rendered in neat, compact handwriting and precise, spare line drawings that made clear this wasn’t speculative theory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Data centers aren’t speculative projects: They are the core infrastructure of the modern economy, supporting small-business productivity, advanced manufacturing, healthcare innovation and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Stocks are forward-looking and can often be speculative.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Historical “bucket shops” serve as a parallel, demonstrating how unregulated speculative trading led to market manipulation and eventual crackdowns.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The problem was also the nature of those speculative bets.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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