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Recent Examples of speculator
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick had more good news for speculators this week.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Samson realizes that arresting speculators and burglars on behalf of the Bolsheviks will not bring back the stability of his middle-class, prerevolutionary youth.
—Uilleam Blacker, The Atlantic, 4 June 2025
Trump holds a private dinner at the White House for major speculators who purchase his new cryptocurrency, earning him and his allies $900,000 in trading fees in just under two days.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
For some technological speculators, the universe could be considered a gold mine.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Samson realizes that arresting speculators and burglars on behalf of the Bolsheviks will not bring back the stability of his middle-class, prerevolutionary youth.
—Uilleam Blacker, The Atlantic, 4 June 2025
Trump holds a private dinner at the White House for major speculators who purchase his new cryptocurrency, earning him and his allies $900,000 in trading fees in just under two days.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
For some technological speculators, the universe could be considered a gold mine.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 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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To stay ahead of the competition, handicappers need sharp tools and consistent insight.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The election handicapper Sabato’s Crystal Ball has already shifted Ernst’s race slightly toward Democrats — from safe to likely Republican — citing Scholten’s challenge and the senator’s remarks.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
11 June 2025
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“Speculator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculator. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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