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Recent Examples of speculatorToronto is full of tiny condos that no one except speculators and investors want.—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 Duggan's land value tax proposal, which reached a standstill in the Michigan Legislature, would tax vacant landowners at a higher rate than homeowners or those with developments on their properties in an effort to hold land speculators accountable and encourage development in the city.—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024 In 1973, Burroughs was broke and sold a chunk of his archive to a financier in Liechtenstein, a collector of such things, perhaps a speculator.—Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024 Large speculators turned net long on the VIX futures for the first time since January 2019, data compiled by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed earlier this month.—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for speculator
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.
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David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.
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.
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Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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.
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