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While elitists criticize and theorize about the poor, Robert L. Woodson Sr. looked for successes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

When faced with a particularly puzzling case and not much evidence to go on, Sherlock Holmes once said, “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

Barry helps the hosts break down the behavior of the markets right now, examine the historical context of record breaking highs, and theorize why the price of the US dollar is still falling.

From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2025

Some scientists theorize that Earth-bound life was created because an outer space object like Bennu collided with our world.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025

"Remember too, that theory always comes after practice. Act first, theorize later; that's also a formula, a devastatingly effective one!"

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

This “digital lock-in” forced more screen time and distraction into the classroom, he theorizes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Trump may be trying to ease the process by picking a candidate most of Wall Street can get behind, theorizes Jake Schurmeier, portfolio manager at Harbor Capital Advisors.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

As for why it just so happens to be so connected to anime, Napier theorizes the medium fosters the idea of fantasy creation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

He theorizes how each could be applied at scale while quantifying how the widespread adoption of such techniques, and minimal shifts in consumer purchasing and consumption habits, could reduce agriculture's gargantuan role in warming.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2024

That's what he does all day long: He theorizes.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

He theorized that his initial test was flagged because he completed it very quickly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Since at least the 1960s, economists have theorized that most people should annuitize a portion of their wealth by handing it to an insurance company in exchange for a lifelong monthly payment.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

Please forgive this exercise in premise-granting, but this is where the theorized plot against Pratt goes from incoherent to illogical.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

Eliot theorized in his 1925 poem “The Hollow Men,” a bleak assessment of life after the first world war.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

Some scientists have theorized that Miranda's piecemeal structure is the result of a massive impact that broke the moon into several pieces that—held together by her gravity—were reformed into something entirely unique.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

"We don't spend a lot of time talking about AGI," Pineau said, dismissing the theorizing as a distraction.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Here he is as arresting theorizing about the origins of “The Goon Show,” which he traces to the trauma of World War II, as he is contemplating the quality of Liza Minnelli’s eyelashes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

But the delight is in the theorizing, in the layering of lore and anticipation.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025

Investigations into Combs, his high-profile social circle and his popular white parties have led to rampant conspiracy theorizing online, with many speculating about A-listers supposedly involved in or victimized by his alleged schemes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024

This was what was so hard to admit amidst all the theorizing — that the truth was murkier and deeper and had nothing to do with theory.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray