Both Uses
speculate
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Flags of Our Fathers
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- They moved to the neighboring town of Weslaco, a flat, square speculator's grid slapped down on the Valley floor.†
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- In 1998 Dr. James Wittmeier, my father's medical supervisor on Iwo, sat beside me silently contemplating my request for him to explain, or speculate on, why my dad never talked about that time.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(speculate as in: don't know, but I'll speculate) to think about, wonder, guess or theorize with much uncertainty
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(2)
(speculate as in: speculate in the stock market) to take a risk for profit--typically a risky investment
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, speculation can refer to a gambling card game that was popular in the past.