in theory
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That means a team could in theory be left with 10 players for several minutes.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“It’s in theory an exciting moment, because they’re launching this new version, but it’s the expensive one,” Brauer said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“The longer the supply disruption lasts, the more vulnerable the oil market should be and, in theory, face greater upward volatility whenever de-escalation hopes aren’t fulfilled,” wrote ING analyst Francesco Pesole in a research note.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
But the more open you are with each other, the more you can, in theory, combat inequity.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
I knew this in theory but could not understand it as fact until the boy with the small eyes stood across from me holding my entire body in his small hands.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
