hypothesis

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This jibes with the challenge hypothesis, which says, in multiple species, testosterone levels rise when males battle for attention from potential mates and go down when it’s time to take care of the young.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

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

The last and smallest entry point is prediction platforms, through which investors can place money on a hypothesis.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

In people who develop diabetes without obesity, one leading hypothesis is that genetic factors may play an important role.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

So powerful did the evidence of Mangelsdorf’s tiny cobs seem that in the 1960s it buried the teosinte hypothesis, even though the latter’s champion, Beadle, had for other research won a Nobel Prize.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann