hypothesis
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That hypothesis suggests the mammals sometimes travel to feeding grounds in the Antarctic but then take a different journey home -- ending up in a completely new breeding area.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Its goal was to test the hypothesis: Does using hormone therapy decrease the risk of heart disease?
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
"Our working hypothesis is that there's probably a couple of different types of transmission that might be happening," Van Kerkhove told BBC Breakfast on Tuesday.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Their work connects the Boltzmann brain hypothesis, the second law of thermodynamics, and the related "past hypothesis," which assumes the universe began in a state of low entropy.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
It is the same idea we associate with the name of Copernicus, whom Galileo described as the “restorer and confirmer,” not the inventor, of the heliocentric hypothesis.'
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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