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Recent Examples of speculator
That’s not to say speculators are necessarily out of luck, though the options are not without controversy.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Wood was a New York city real estate speculator and former mayor of New York whose terms were characterized by authoritarian rule and political corruption.
—Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
That being said, the CULT’s price action has been disappointing speculators in the subsequent month, with the overall market cap slowly drifting to under $70 million.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The companies navigating this transition successfully will be those with real business models and deep pockets, not land speculators.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 28 May 2025
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Wood was a New York city real estate speculator and former mayor of New York whose terms were characterized by authoritarian rule and political corruption.
—Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
That being said, the CULT’s price action has been disappointing speculators in the subsequent month, with the overall market cap slowly drifting to under $70 million.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The companies navigating this transition successfully will be those with real business models and deep pockets, not land speculators.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 28 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
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Several other pros hinted at the same notion that an 18 handicapper could not possibly finish 18 at Oakmont, at least not with the allotted dozen balls.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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Elections handicapper Sabato’s Crystal Ball predicted earlier this month that Democrats would win back control of the House.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Speculator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculator. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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