posit
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What most people don’t realize about the “Amadeus” version of Mozart’s story is that historians posit it is almost entirely fictional.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
"It's not for me to posit whether it's the beginning, the middle or the end. That's his," said the former Fox News host.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
The indictment mentions the nine specific games but says there were more than 100 total bets on Clase and does not posit an upper bound of how often this happened.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2025
She has done little to tamp the speculation since, though some posit she is merely expanding her profile ahead of a run for county executive in 2028.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
It’s not much of a stretch to posit that such a rash of misfortune dealt a serious blow to Waterman’s young psyche.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing posit
"This Is Water" by David Foster Wallace
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