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Recent Examples of speculator
In contrast, energy outperformed during Biden’s presidency — up 24.4% as of Sept. 25 — despite an emphasis on renewables and sustainability that may have prompted speculators to expect otherwise.
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
In theory, hotel or airline companies could use the markets to hedge against the impact of a sporting outcome, alongside individual speculators.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 28 Jan. 2025
But the Herald’s reporting shows that these foreclosures have often had the opposite effect, taking properties out of the hands of individual owners and delivering them to real estate speculators, and at a discount.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Can Official Trump Coin overtake Dogecoin? For potential speculators, Trump Coin presents a complex calculation.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
In theory, hotel or airline companies could use the markets to hedge against the impact of a sporting outcome, alongside individual speculators.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 28 Jan. 2025
But the Herald’s reporting shows that these foreclosures have often had the opposite effect, taking properties out of the hands of individual owners and delivering them to real estate speculators, and at a discount.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Can Official Trump Coin overtake Dogecoin? For potential speculators, Trump Coin presents a complex calculation.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 18 Jan. 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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Two scenarios and two betting paths The tipsters predict a tense, tactical showdown between two of the league’s titans.—
Julia Ranney,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Their detectives determined a Wisconsin woman, whom the tipster believed to be the one making threats, was not the suspect and there were no local schools at risk of being targeted.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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He was injured last year which kept him off the Kentucky Derby Trail, and handicappers and race analysts love this horses talent, but not the far outside draw with the short run to the first turn.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Pro handicapper and bettor Brad Powers points out in his college football newsletter that Notre Dame and Penn State have the best against the spread (ATS) records at 27-11-2 for Notre Dame including 10-straight covers and cashes entering the Orange Bowl, and Penn State 26-14-1 ATS.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Speculator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculator. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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