as in hypothesis
an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation
set out to prove her theory that people can't really taste any difference between colas, so they buy according to the product's image
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The theories pointing to extreme heating and air-conditioning and a lack of fresh air.
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Felicia Faber, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
As future data sharpens these measurements, the findings could point us in a weird new direction – perhaps even challenging Einstein’s theory of gravity itself.
—Ashley Ross, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Even if someone attempted to build one of the machines depicted in these blueprints, however, researchers point out that undecidability is a feature of physical theories and cannot literally exist in real experiments.
—Charlie Wood, Wired News, 6 Apr. 2025
One of Hennigan’s leading theories is that the Grimes girls’ murders have a possible link to the 1955 murders of three young brothers, John, Anton, and Robert Schuessler, according to local WGN.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Felicia Faber, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
As future data sharpens these measurements, the findings could point us in a weird new direction – perhaps even challenging Einstein’s theory of gravity itself.
—Ashley Ross, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Even if someone attempted to build one of the machines depicted in these blueprints, however, researchers point out that undecidability is a feature of physical theories and cannot literally exist in real experiments.
—Charlie Wood, Wired News, 6 Apr. 2025
One of Hennigan’s leading theories is that the Grimes girls’ murders have a possible link to the 1955 murders of three young brothers, John, Anton, and Robert Schuessler, according to local WGN.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Theory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theory. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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