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hypothesis

[hahy-poth-uh-sis, hi-] / haɪˈpɒθ ə sɪs, hɪ- /


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I've got a hypothesis that people are becoming increasingly skeptical of written information.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

One hypothesis has proposed that Neornithes survived because many lived around aquatic environments, where conditions may have offered some protection from the devastation following the asteroid impact.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

A Sussex Police spokesperson said the investigation remained open, and the "current hypothesis" was that it was "a tragic accident, with no third-party involvement".

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Their hypothesis was confirmed when footage of a Ying Yang Twins performance went viral in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Testing my hypothesis that music could change one’s mood hadn’t even made round one before screeching to an unexpected demise.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

It offers disciplined methods for testing hypotheses, challenging assumptions and correcting errors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

These mechanisms remain hypotheses, however, and will require further investigation.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

The 15 partnerships with global firms it has disclosed have an aggregate headline contract value exceeding $11 billion and suggest it can convert hypotheses into development assets and commercial transactions at scale.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

But there are several hypotheses, says Dr Alex Gofton, a tick expert who led a recent study into the allergy.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

There are neural centers for generating, spontaneously, numberless hypotheses about the facts of life.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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