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hypothesis

[hahy-poth-uh-sis, hi-] / haɪˈpɒθ ə sɪs, hɪ- /


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We’ve based our hypothesis on research and by examining how countries have dealt with disasters in recent years.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Mechanistically, the hypothesis is that it works in the periphery, with an anti-inflammatory effect on the nerves,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

I've got a hypothesis that people are becoming increasingly skeptical of written information.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

One hypothesis has proposed that Neornithes survived because many lived around aquatic environments, where conditions may have offered some protection from the devastation following the asteroid impact.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Eddie says a hypothesis is a kind of opinion.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

It offers disciplined methods for testing hypotheses, challenging assumptions and correcting errors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

These mechanisms remain hypotheses, however, and will require further investigation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Some medical researchers let AI models take the lead alongside human lab workers to gather information, stress-test hypotheses, interpret data and spit out plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

The continuing delay, he argues, points to competing hypotheses, unresolved leads and possible mechanical issues that have yet to be fully explained.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Locke wrote a section of the Essay on the ‘true use of hypotheses’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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