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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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The industry fought hard to retain its proposition bets, which allow gamblers to wager on individual athletes’ performances and to combine those performances into bigger packages, known as parlays.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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Even if there is credible evidence that a gambling company tried to exploit a gambler’s addiction, that evidence might not be enough to win a gambler’s lawsuit against that company.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Horses from Japan have to travel more than 6,000 miles and undergo quarantine to compete in the Derby, which is enough to make many handicappers shun them.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Before the vote, the top election handicapper had 213 districts at least leaning Democratic, 208 at least leaning Republican and 14 toss-ups.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Speculator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculator. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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