speculative
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Chrissy’s discovery sets the stage for a twist that merely draws unfavorable comparisons to far better speculative science fiction about our growing dependence on AI companionship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Unlike a catastrophic loss of control brought on by autonomous AI, this all-too-human threat isn’t speculative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Still, consumer advocates warn that introducing probabilistic rewards into daily retail purchases normalizes speculative risk in everyday life.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The author’s latest speculative dystopian fiction features parallel universes that explore alternate realities — and doppelgangers that stumble between the two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
To him, as to Steve Eisman, a credit default swap wasn’t insurance at all but an outright speculative bet against the market—and this was the second way to think about it.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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