hypothetically
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Recently, Marblehead settled on a plan that its voters could get behind: change the zoning codes at the Tedesco Country Club and golf course, where apartments could hypothetically be built, but likely won’t be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
But even if that’s not the end of the brutal crypto selloff, Strategy “has the wherewithal to ride out a hypothetically much steeper Bitcoin rout,” TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza said in a note Friday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Norris refused to confirm whether he would publicly state he had no confidence in Guildford if, hypothetically, the report was critical of the chief constable.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
Or, hypothetically, when a member of the U.S. military or the executive branch tries to make several years’ worth of salary by betting on whether a looming secret operation will succeed?
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2026
“Even if they were, hypothetically, a little unusual? And even if you hadn’t paid a fee and sent in a form by the deadline and didn’t have any money?”
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
