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Recent Examples of speculator
Stablecoins have evolved far beyond their origins as trading tools for crypto speculators.
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Gold’s red-hot run through $3000 an ounce might have been at the expense of another speculator’s favorite, Bitcoin, but the 40% rise in the gold price over the last 12-months is also raising doubts about its sustainability.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
In Altadena, Town Council Chair Victoria Knapp also worries that longtime residents will abandon the community, but her concern is focused on speculators making lowball offers that low-income Black and Latino families may find hard to refuse.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The contracts, whose value can also be settled for cash, can be traded among speculators who hope to make money by betting that the price of gold will increase or decrease in value before the settlement date.
—Nathan Mahr, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Gold’s red-hot run through $3000 an ounce might have been at the expense of another speculator’s favorite, Bitcoin, but the 40% rise in the gold price over the last 12-months is also raising doubts about its sustainability.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
In Altadena, Town Council Chair Victoria Knapp also worries that longtime residents will abandon the community, but her concern is focused on speculators making lowball offers that low-income Black and Latino families may find hard to refuse.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The contracts, whose value can also be settled for cash, can be traded among speculators who hope to make money by betting that the price of gold will increase or decrease in value before the settlement date.
—Nathan Mahr, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 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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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
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The tipster gave police the Instagram handle and the name of the account’s owner.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The election handicapper rated the race as one of just three 2026 Senate toss-ups.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
11 Mar. 2025
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My Oscar oracle, sports handicapper Danny Sheridan, has been uncannily correct picking the top six categories over the last five years.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Speculator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculator. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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