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In 1993, John B. Taylor formalized that concept with the “Taylor rule,” which posited that policy rates below the neutral rate would spur inflation, signaling the Fed to hike rates.

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Sifting through research papers eventually led them to a law of induction posited by Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

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Victor — whose go-to area for birding is the Ramble, a large woodland area in Central Park — posited that birding is especially accessible in New York City, somewhat ironically, because of the limited green space.

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One guest posited that the cat intercepted meat deliveries to nearby restaurants, while another suggested she attended a local underground “catsquerade.”

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He’s the picture of perfection that Superman is posited to be, which is what made the reminder of his humanity all the more shocking when he was paralyzed in a horseback riding accident in 1995.

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