hypothesize
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But the way Stoppard incorporates mathematical concepts as rarefied as fractal geometry to explore concepts of order and chaos as the characters hypothesize on the patterns of time is Stoppardian through and through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
"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
Warmer temperatures, the scientists hypothesize, make jay nests susceptible to predation by snakes for a longer period of the Florida spring than in the past.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
However, I hypothesize that there are more than polls count.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2024
Why hypothesize the existence of vast, super-deadly pandemics that seem unlike anything else in the historical record?
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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 team hypothesizes that even though DFT does not directly model Cooper pairs, the electron density it predicts should resemble that of paired electrons, allowing researchers to study potential superconducting behavior.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2025
Griffith hypothesizes that signals from TRPM8 and GluK2 might be somehow combined—in the spinal cord, brain, or both—to influence a mouse’s choices.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 13, 2024
How exactly that communication works isn't clear, but Schweikert hypothesizes that the system is working as a feedback system to keep the camouflage in check.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2023
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
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
He hypothesized that the drug might reduce blood clotting and thus prevent heart attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 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
These genes, Morgan’s students hypothesized, were physically closest to each other on the chromosome.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Citrini Research published a widely read report on Sunday hypothesizing about how AI could transform the economy, including day-to-day payments, dragging down the shares of companies that make money from processing them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
My whole goal with this show was to capture a small sliver of the zeitgeist where people could be talking about something, hypothesizing and talking, and I knew that required a weekly release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
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
As noted by the research team, scientists began hypothesizing about d-limonene's paranoia-mitigating role.
From Salon ● May 2, 2024
No amount of your analyzing, criticizing, judging, or hypothesizing will bring the peace you are looking for.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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