theory

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Looking at AAL’s monthly chart one can see how round number theory has come into play at the $10 figure:

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

They have not yet been directly observed, but they are predicted by theory.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

If you do a good turn for others, the universe will — in theory — do you a good turn one day.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The theory was he would no longer be tied down by the burden of his own expectation and quickly produce more major victories now his 11-year fallow period had finally ended.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

A credit default swap on a thirty-year subprime mortgage bond was a bet designed to last for thirty years, in theory.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis