theory

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 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

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

In 1997, the California Supreme Court pronounced the theory “utterly without merit.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“If our theory is right and a witch is helping the Nightbeast, this is all gonna be twenty times harder,” Thorn said.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega