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KB Home said that, by the second half of the fiscal year, 70% of its homes will be built to order, as opposed to making houses speculatively before a buyer is identified.

From MarketWatch Mar. 25, 2026

Our investigation found at least 104 seats being "speculatively" listed on Viagogo for Catfish and the Bottlemen's August concert at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2025

Rather, Musk seems to be speaking speculatively about the long-term significance of a robot that’s able to tackle any physical labor that humans can.

From The Verge Jan. 27, 2022

Still, the authors admit openly that their examples are cherry-picked, and in some cases interpreted extremely speculatively, because they aren’t writing a science textbook.

From Washington Post Nov. 23, 2021

He looked speculatively at the walls and pursed his lips.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss