supposition

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But once we sort of stripped away all of the supposition and the data that didn’t hold up to scrutiny, all that was left was the market.

From Scientific American

You know, everything was about terrifying the viewer and then finding obscure ways to tie it into a think piece and then put it out there in this supposition language.

From Salon

After none of the GC contenders did anything remotely interesting yesterday, the supposition is that someone must be planning something either for today or tomorrow.

From The Guardian

That’s a reasonable supposition, but necessarily a bit speculative, given the policy’s newness.

From Washington Post

Over time, Lombroso would come to be known for his staunch belief in biological determinism: notably, the supposition that mental illness was genetic, and that criminals were born, not made.

From Salon