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While elitists criticize and theorize about the poor, Robert L. Woodson Sr. looked for successes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

When faced with a particularly puzzling case and not much evidence to go on, Sherlock Holmes once said, “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

Barry helps the hosts break down the behavior of the markets right now, examine the historical context of record breaking highs, and theorize why the price of the US dollar is still falling.

From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2025

"Bodyguard's" popularity even prompted fans, critics and Swifties alike to theorize that it was none other than Swift singing background vocals.

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2024

One could theorize forever about what makes the perfect parent.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

That likely leaves Bitcoin at the mercy of the “Tinkerbell Effect,” which theorizes that its value is more tied to the belief of its holders than the mechanics of the market.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

This “digital lock-in” forced more screen time and distraction into the classroom, he theorizes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

It’s traveling via word of mouth, theorizes Smith, because people today are increasingly searching for “connection and meaning.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

In the song directed to Drake's family, Lamar addresses each of Drake's family members including who Lamar theorizes is the Canadian rapper's secret daughter.

From Salon ● May 10, 2024

That's what he does all day long: He theorizes.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

Since at least the 1960s, economists have theorized that most people should annuitize a portion of their wealth by handing it to an insurance company in exchange for a lifelong monthly payment.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

Please forgive this exercise in premise-granting, but this is where the theorized plot against Pratt goes from incoherent to illogical.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

After her birth, McDaniel theorized that her daughter had “reorganized her pelvic bowl.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

Those traders have theorized that total trading activity may be a factor in deciding the number of tokens received.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

They theorized the remains might be the last traces of two Texas women, Minnie and Anna Williams, whom Chicago police had only recently learned were missing.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

"We don't spend a lot of time talking about AGI," Pineau said, dismissing the theorizing as a distraction.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Here he is as arresting theorizing about the origins of “The Goon Show,” which he traces to the trauma of World War II, as he is contemplating the quality of Liza Minnelli’s eyelashes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Spincic also attributes the growth to our cultural climate, theorizing people need community and tension-free places to rally around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

But the delight is in the theorizing, in the layering of lore and anticipation.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025

Another is that his reference to an experimentum crucis is an implicit nod to Pascal’s Puy-de-Dôme experiment: Pascal’s experiment had been preceded by earlier experiments and earlier theorizing, but in a way that was irrelevant.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton