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Recent Examples of speculator
Long before that, Point Richmond was an island surrounded by water and marshes, on land owned by 1800s farmer and real estate speculator John Nicholl.
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Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2026
With a speculator urban class in the Northeast becoming wealthy and a rural farming class in the South and the Midwest caught in the monetary brace of the Gold Standard, American democracy was ripe for change.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
The talking heads, always a key ingredient to the Ken Burns Experience, go to great lengths to describe not only the greatness of men like George Washington in particular, but also the darker side of their lives, like Washington’s position as a slaveholder and land speculator.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
For at least one speculator, the LA offender appears to have also generated a profit.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2026
With a speculator urban class in the Northeast becoming wealthy and a rural farming class in the South and the Midwest caught in the monetary brace of the Gold Standard, American democracy was ripe for change.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
The talking heads, always a key ingredient to the Ken Burns Experience, go to great lengths to describe not only the greatness of men like George Washington in particular, but also the darker side of their lives, like Washington’s position as a slaveholder and land speculator.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
For at least one speculator, the LA offender appears to have also generated a profit.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 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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Each March, as casual gamblers fill out March Madness brackets, tech and entertainment fans swarm to South by Southwest, and students enjoy spring break, injury prevention specialists mark National Poison Prevention Week.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Mar. 2026
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This includes Tennessee, where lawmakers have barred gamblers from using a credit card to load money into an account.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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One highlight on the undercard came in the third race when Surfin’ U.S.A., a 3-year-old filly owned by Times sportswriter Eric Sondheimer and Barry Siegel, brother of the late handicapper Jeff Siegel, cruised to victory in an $80,000 optional claiming race.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan handicapper of congressional elections, has predicted that neither party will gain an overall advantage due to redistricting.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Speculator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculator. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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