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A jury convicted him of a misdemeanor anyway, on the theory that a single six-pack sat in plain view, and a judge gave him the statutory minimum: a $1,500 fine and three days in jail.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

For some, discovering attachment theory can involve re-examining family relationships, which can potentially lead to resentment.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Yet on Feb. 1, 2020, his diary records a meeting with a dozen prominent virologists in which only two credited this “natural origins” theory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

The most surprising part of the theory may be that the ancient median eye never disappeared completely.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

I watched them like a hawk to see if Dad’s theory held water and they were both sweet on Tansy.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Existing theories of satellite formation offer several possible answers, but recent research into stellar magnetic fields suggests that some of those ideas may need to be reconsidered.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

Over the weekend, an uneasy ceasefire established itself across the Persian Gulf, suggesting Signum’s theories had been borne out and validated by events.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

These leaked Libyan intelligence documents contain information that could potentially put an end to the doubt, theories and countertheories that have tied so many, including me, in knots.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

In plain language, that means he’s probably going to ramble late into the night about a bunch of baseless conspiracy theories.

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026

Ovism, as this was called, seems to us the most fantastical of theories.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton