hypothesis
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For multinational corporations, this creates a phenomenon Stratford calls the “frown curve” hypothesis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Subject lines include “Recognizing the need for fasting,” “Mice blood age affects Alzheimer’s brain changes,” and “A casual hypothesis about epigenetics.”
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
The biggest flaw in the Hegelian viewpoint about supposedly great men is that his entire hypothesis about an unfolding historical process is flat wrong.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
The hypothesis is that the submarine suffered a valve failure that allowed water to enter the battery compartment, triggering a fire and then an explosion.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
If I had believed that we could ignore these eight minutes, I would have patched up my hypothesis accordingly.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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