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theorize

[thee-uh-rahyz, theer-ahyz] / ˈθi əˌraɪz, ˈθɪər aɪz /


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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

Reappropriation works, the researchers theorize, because it signals confidence and humor on the part of the brand, especially when the insult seems mild or unjustified.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 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

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

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

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

He theorizes people would rather read about Elvis being in a UFO because “It takes you away from your world into another world,” he said.

From Salon Jan. 7, 2025

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

The 2021 documentary “Roadrunner,” for instance, was controversial for the way it theorized about his actions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 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

In part, he theorized that was because “the rising cost of affordable housing has really only become an issue of visible concern over the last few years.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

Physicists have theorized that we live in an infinite and infinitely expanding universe, and that everything in it will eventually repeat.

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

Spincic also attributes the growth to our cultural climate, theorizing people need community and tension-free places to rally around.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2025

Mr. Plokhy, a professor of Ukrainian history at Harvard University, shows that nuclear theorizing and research were initially international, focused on peaceful rather than military applications.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 12, 2025

But a couple of developments this week got us theorizing.

From Slate Jun. 7, 2025

“That’s impossible. How could a human know about time-stoppage? Anyway, this is no time for theorizing, Foaly. I have less than eight hours to clean up this mess. So what have you got for me?”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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