hypothetically

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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

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

Applied widely to a lower-income population, they could, hypothetically, foster more consumer choice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

However, she later told the BBC: "I was speaking hypothetically following speculation that they would play Knebworth again as they did in August 1996. I understand the band have not confirmed this."

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

But I wouldn’t even want to do it hypothetically.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera