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Consider two hypothetical investors, each with $1 million invested in the S&P 500.

The 2032 approach of the hypothetical swarm will come from the nighttime side of Earth, making any potential objects easier to observe.

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Many would-be funders of Cuomo or other hypothetical candidates have simply tapped out, and many in New York’s business elites no longer want to send good money after bad.

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One Democratic legislator raised a hypothetical dispute at a supermarket checkout line.

“All of this stuff is speculation and hypothetical situations that haven’t occurred.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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