theoretical
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But it has now also surpassed director Christopher Nolan's 2023 film about the American theoretical physicist J Robert Oppenheimer, which previously held the box office record for any film based on a real-life figure.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Yet despite the theoretical value of these contracts in insuring against outliving one’s wealth, people very rarely buy annuities.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
They first used theoretical calculations to explore whether the concept could work.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
“The very remote theoretical risk of illness from tested, retail, approved raw milk is far outweighed by the health and recovery from the illness that children that drink raw milk enjoy.”
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
Newton’s laws were theoretical, rather simple mathematical abstractions from which all of Tycho’s measurements could ultimately be derived.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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