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theorist

[thee-er-ist, theer-] / ˈθi ər ɪst, ˈθɪər- /
NOUN
philosopher
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As policing theorist Mark Neocleous has argued, pacification is the production of order by the very forces that create the danger they claim to manage.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The Onion is seeking a license to operate Infowars as a parody site while right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ company faces liquidation for owing Sandy Hook families over $1 billion in defamation damages.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 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

Starting the year after Lawrence met him, his renown as a theorist would land him appointments first at the University of Chicago and then at Yale University’s Sloane Physics Laboratory as director.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

The researchers argue that today's leading model of brain function shares striking similarities with ideas that originated with Sigmund Freud and have been developed by psychoanalytic theorists for more than a century.

From Science Daily Jul. 1, 2026

These are not anti-imperial theorists armed with smartphones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

By the time the controversy ended, six physicists had departed the lab, including all four of its theorists.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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