theory
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Her research, focused on soft condensed matter, has been seeking a comprehensive theory to explain the curious elasticity of such material.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Congress directed the surplus into the trust funds, on the theory that the pot of money would be available later if tax revenues fell below benefit payouts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Another theory, proposed in earlier studies, suggests the parasite may have arrived in red foxes imported for hunting about a century ago.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Nevertheless, safety campaigners in India and the US, along with the FIP, have pushed back vigorously against the pilot suicide theory.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“I thought you said there was some theory, the Saeed Theory or whatever, which meant that nothing you do here will change anything, so it was okay to tell us stuff.”
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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