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as in sharper

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Recent Examples of speculator What better way to wrap up a hectic work week than with your favorite speculator right here at The Athletic! — John Laghezza, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 On Monday, Japan’s top currency official, Atsushi Mimura, warned speculators not to test the Ministry of Finance, a clear hint currency intervention could be on the way. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Thomas Jefferson and other politicians, many of them land speculators, would pursue Native land cessions for both personal and political gain into the 1800s. — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 In 2008, towards the beginning of his presidency, Barack Obama frequently berated oil speculators for artificially inflating prices. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences 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
Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.

— Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 19 Feb. 2021

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Meanwhile, the industry continues to draw operators and gamblers from around the world – including Britain – into its ever-expanding orbit.

— Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026
His latest film, Ballad of a Small Player, was released by Netflix last year and starred Colin Farrell as a down-on-his-luck, would-be big-time gambler working the baccarat tables of Macau to pay down a mountains of debt from his present and past.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

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Cook Political Report is shifting four gubernatorial races in Democrats’ favor, the nonpartisan election handicapper said Tuesday, all in states which currently have Republican governors.

— Ford McCracken, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2026
Those changes help move the number of possible pickups for Democrats from two to six seats, according to Cook, a nonpartisan election handicapper.

— Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

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