hypothesis
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"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
Its goal was to test the hypothesis: Does using hormone therapy decrease the risk of heart disease?
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
As more discoveries accumulate, many scientists now believe humans were far more adaptable than the original Toba catastrophe hypothesis suggested.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Concern about climate change "had taken second place to issues like cost of living, economy and also immigration" in recent years, the environment psychologist explained, citing a hypothesis known as the "finite pool of worry".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Those who held that Copernicanism was literally true, however, insisted that in this case the truth of the hypothesis mattered.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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