hypothesis

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When one examines statistical deviations from trend for output and employment, economies look similar before and after recessions, and he sees little support for the Schumpeterian creative-destruction hypothesis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

To test this hypothesis investigators needed to seize McCullagh's computer, but given his media work, including as a part-time assistant audience editor at the Belfast Telegraph, this would require additional steps.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

"The hypothesis is that it's the lycopene from the tomatoes and the isoflavones from the soy that's inducing the effect, so we didn't want to have a control that's just water," Cooperstone said.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

"We make the hypothesis that the soil can bring micro-fungi and micro-organisms that could rebalance the micro-biome that has been disrupted by the ingestion of junk food," he told AFP.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

An unlikely candidate would turn the quantum hypothesis from a peculiarity to an accepted fact.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife