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The researchers hypothesize that the agents were using the tool to get around restrictions on their web browsing, for instance to access websites that have blocks against automated access.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The kind of contraction generated by walking moves cerebrospinal fluid out of the brain, leading Drew to hypothesize that the mechanism plays an important role in flushing out excess proteins and other unnecessary material.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

"A lot of people hypothesize what they would have done, or whether they would have been able to take on the attacker," said Astrid.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

Previous experiments using replicas of these trays and cooking structures similar to those found at archaeological sites from the studied period had already allowed researchers to hypothesize their function.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024

One can hypothesize that smell is produced by particles entering the nose.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Emily Choquette, director of the Torrance-based Float Clinic and Research Center, says she hypothesizes that some, but not all, of the benefits received during wet floating would be achieved with dry floating, too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

The paper hypothesizes that it is possible that manatees were not present at all in precolonial Florida and the tools and ornaments arrived here via Native Americans trading with those from the Caribbean.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

The team hypothesizes that as this foraging strategy proved successful, dinosaurs would have evolved ever larger feathers that would have eventually been capable of flight.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 25, 2024

Heckscher hypothesizes that this change in diet may help the veery return to North America in better shape, more capable of a longer breeding season.

From National Geographic ● Jul. 28, 2023

The new paper hypothesizes there are plumes of magma which exist around the IOGL.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2023

The team has hypothesized various scenarios where things could spiral out of control, including one where an AI system deceives its creators and then abruptly seizes power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

"We hypothesized that early initiation of LDL-C-lowering statins following type 2 diabetes diagnosis could be associated with a lower risk of dementia," said Doctor Ternhamar.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

The scientists hypothesized that faster-moving fires might reach homes before firefighters can, and large blazes can threaten more homes than firefighters can defend at once.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

He also hypothesized that Tesla could cut vehicle or FSD prices to make its EVs more affordable and attractive to consumers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Details of language distributions provide valuable clues to the route of this hypothesized Austronesian expansion.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Musk has long sold his vision for Tesla to become the world’s most-valuable company, hypothesizing an eventual $30 trillion valuation on the strength of its robotics and AI products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

The Amanchukwu Lab -- which is most notable for its battery research -- applied insights from aqueous batteries to the problem, hypothesizing that controlling the water with organic solvents could provide a solution.

From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024

Gradually, discussion of her absence morphed from chatter online, including among conspiracy theorists, to mainstream hypothesizing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024

But they can also be longer, which means more effort, more information seeking and hypothesizing is needed, so uncertainty persists longer.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023

No amount of your analyzing, criticizing, judging, or hypothesizing will bring the peace you are looking for.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer