theorize
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Your son’s job is not to theorize about their reasons and whether the insurer is legitimate or not, but to present enough evidence to be made whole.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
While elitists criticize and theorize about the poor, Robert L. Woodson Sr. looked for successes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Some theorize that women more effectively cultivated their alone time during the pandemic, choosing to develop new skills or prioritize self-care.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
She can imagine, she can theorize, she can try to do justice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Scientists even theorize that if you could take the position, speed, trajectory, and mass of every object in the universe and feed it into a supercomputer, you could predict the future of everything.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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Your age, the size of your residence and the number of people living there should all factor in, she theorizes, with some extra leeway for those working in or adjacent to the book trade.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
That likely leaves Bitcoin at the mercy of the “Tinkerbell Effect,” which theorizes that its value is more tied to the belief of its holders than the mechanics of the market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
This “digital lock-in” forced more screen time and distraction into the classroom, he theorizes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
She theorizes that’s because the results are gradual.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2024
“In this one, it theorizes that dragons aren’t magical at all but are just normal animals that ancient people thought were magical. And the legends persist to this day.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
AI safety researchers inside and outside the big AI companies have long theorized that sufficiently powerful AI systems could start improving themselves and spiral out of control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
Based on their knowledge of acoustic science, the doctors theorized that the raps could be made to reverberate on nearby tables, doors, or other solid objects.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Much has been written about the women who support Clancy, including those who have descended into conspiracy theorizing.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
What we’ve found is that when prominent media embrace conspiracy theorizing, increased public endorsement of conspiracies will follow.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
"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
The February disappearance of a 68-year-old retired Air Force general, William “Neil” McCasland, kicked the theorizing into high gear, particularly once a local FBI field office joined the search early last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Teresa seemed to ignore him, doing her own theorizing.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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