in theory
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“It’s in theory an exciting moment, because they’re launching this new version, but it’s the expensive one,” Brauer said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The base fee also protects the customer, in theory, from being overcharged.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
“The longer the supply disruption lasts, the more vulnerable the oil market should be and, in theory, face greater upward volatility whenever de-escalation hopes aren’t fulfilled,” wrote ING analyst Francesco Pesole in a research note.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Quantum computers can in theory solve problems which the most powerful conventional computers cannot.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
There is a point at which gas, in theory, takes up no space at all; Charles’ law says that a balloon of gas must shrink to zero space.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
