hypothetical
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The claims are "always vague", the person said, adding that when they sound specific, they tend toward major jumps in reasoning or hypothetical circumstances.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
All of this rests on assumptions that the current technology, built on so-called large-language models, will develop into artificial general intelligence, a hypothetical computer system that surpasses human intelligence in all domains.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
The second and third options were for the hypothetical person to take regular monthly withdrawals from the $360,000, akin to a paycheck, or to annuitize 25% of their money.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Vazquez compared the contrast to a hypothetical situation in which our close relative, Homo neanderthalensis, lived nine times longer than modern Homo sapiens.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
And then my robot heart decides to do something—the kind of something that would be enjoyed by a hypothetical girl-I- would-like.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
It’s wise to be skeptical of hypotheticals stacked on hypotheticals.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
“A.I. embodies hypotheticals I can only imagine for myself,” she wrote for the Atlantic in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
People who deal in hypotheticals and emotions are generally unswayed by facts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Ultimately, hypotheticals do not put cash in the bank.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
I didn’t have any fear to waste on hypotheticals.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
Vocabulary lists containing hypothetical
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Words That Could Go Either Way: Synonyms for "Maybe"
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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