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Recent Examples of speculator
Mayor Todd Gloria's reelection campaign is touting his efforts to boost homebuilding, while his opponent, Larry Turner, has said there is no housing shortage, instead blaming affordability on real estate speculators.
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Sami Sparber, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
The gains have attracted the attention of Chinese day traders and speculators, as well as those in the West.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Once relieved of their status as objects, these paintings and sculptures behave as tokens of untraceable exchange among oligarchical speculators.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
There are plenty of speculators willing to jump aboard an uptrend.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Sami Sparber, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
The gains have attracted the attention of Chinese day traders and speculators, as well as those in the West.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Once relieved of their status as objects, these paintings and sculptures behave as tokens of untraceable exchange among oligarchical speculators.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
There are plenty of speculators willing to jump aboard an uptrend.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculator
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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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Since his arrest Monday thanks to a tipster at a McDonald’s, the 26-year-old’s background is starting to come into focus.Dakin Andone, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after, however, unverified rumors began circulating on social media, including an anonymous tipster suggesting infidelity involving an TikTok influencer.Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Hill and Decision Desk HQ in October gave Republicans a 71 percent chance of winning the Senate, and other handicappers viewed them as favorites.Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nonpartisan handicappers have moved Georgia from a state that leans Republican to toss-up status in recent days as Harris makes gains.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Speculator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculator. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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