theoretically
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He predicts a situation going forward he characterizes as “Schrödinger’s Strait,” whereby the chokepoint in the Iranian gulf is theoretically open but in practice, still closed.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Both chambers can, theoretically, refuse to seat someone or order an investigation.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The team then cooled the crystal to just a few degrees Kelvin above absolute zero, the lowest theoretically possible temperature.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Last year, tests carried out for Oslo's Ruter public transport authority revealed that Chinese manufacturer Yutong could theoretically remotely immobilise its electric buses with their "over-the-air" update system.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Reassuringly, the results had been validated theoretically by Oppenheimer, who was gratified that they undermined certain European theories of quantum dynamics with which he heartily disagreed.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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