hypothesized

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Thus, she has hypothesized, if logging companies were to leave some of the so-called mother trees standing, depleted forests would find it easier to regenerate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The genes were biologically "toxic" to humans, researchers hypothesized, and eventually purged out -- in essence, the children who inherited those traits might not have lived to pass them on.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

"Essentially, constipation disrupts the intestinal microbiota, which worsens kidney function. Working backwards, we hypothesized that we could improve kidney function by treating constipation."

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025

The hypothesized one-two punch of earthquakes was probably “not just a black swan chance-in-a-million,” Goldfinger said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Eskichwe rem ir Her hypothesized that the volcanic activity in N.W.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin