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theorist

[thee-er-ist, theer-] / ˈθi ər ɪst, ˈθɪər- /
NOUN
philosopher
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It didn’t find a solution, but it did make a related finding that one Stanford number theorist called “the most impressive result that AI has produced in math so far.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

"We want to be a place where there's a mixing of lots of perspectives, and this is us practicing what we preach -- a cosmologist working closely with a condensed matter theorist."

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

A U.S. naval officer, historian, and military theorist, Mahan argued that control of the seas was the key to empires from Rome to Britain.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

And he took an interest in Jones, the conspiracy theorist and radio and internet host.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Cicero was both theorist and practitioner of rhetoric—lawyer, politician, and teacher.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

“Still not sure what that means,” Sumner wrote on social media, “but some analytic number theorists seem excited.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

For nearly three decades, a onetime Compton gang leader named Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been one of the most vocal theorists about one of the most debated celebrity killings ever.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The belief, which air theorists had propagated since the onset of combat planes in World War I, seemed confirmed by the results of World War II. However, the U.S.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

I'm sorry to disappoint any conspiracy theorists, but I can promise you there aren't any clandestine meetings between Fifa's executive committee and the referees.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

When you call soldiers “boots on the ground,” for instance, is that not essentially the same thing as calling a car “wheels”? Those distinctions can safely be left to the theorists.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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