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Recent Examples of speculator
Deserts support abundant, diverse plant and animal life that can’t be found anywhere else, provide speculator views, and offer a vast landscape free of other people.
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
Land speculators and companies carved up large territories into family-sized plots to sell at affordable prices to the growing ranks of settlers and their many children.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Gilbert also bought nearby buildings to make sure they wouldn't be scooped by speculators or left to decay.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Stablecoins have evolved far beyond their origins as trading tools for crypto speculators.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025
Land speculators and companies carved up large territories into family-sized plots to sell at affordable prices to the growing ranks of settlers and their many children.
— Made By History, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Gilbert also bought nearby buildings to make sure they wouldn't be scooped by speculators or left to decay.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Stablecoins have evolved far beyond their origins as trading tools for crypto speculators.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculator
Noun
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
Noun
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Crime Stoppers pays tipsters cash rewards of up to $5,000 for their tips.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Only Bass is currently running for mayor in 2026, but an entity is currently polling on all four, per a screenshot of the poll that a tipster sent us.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Instead of working with the best of the best, Haney now instructs amateur players of all ages and abilities, ranging from low handicappers to the dreamer who just wants to break 90.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Top political handicappers tweak their predictions Los Tigres del Norte has been outspoken in championing the rights of Latinos and immigrants living in the United States.—
Rafael Carranza,
The Arizona Republic,
31 Oct. 2024
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“Speculator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculator. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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