in theory
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It’s not a fussy place, with bright lighting and no candles, an environment in which toddlers could, in theory, careen around.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
After succeeding his father as supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei in theory sits at the top of Iran's theocratic system in a post-for-life with the final say on all significant policy matters.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
If that process were adapted to store CO2 in the earth forever, then billions of tons of carbon emissions could, in theory, be captured from smokestacks and buried.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
While this might work in theory, the problem with this approach is that it results in all rights and no responsibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
I knew then that he had mistaken my silence for fatigue, and it had not occurred to him I dreaded this arrival at Manderley as much as I had longed for it in theory.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
