theoretical
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But it takes a series of self-reflexive turns that are overelaborate in their conception and slightly inert in their execution, rendering the movie’s poignancy more theoretical than fully felt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“That’s no longer a theoretical thing,” Altman said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
To understand what was happening, Nevidomskyy created a theoretical model that could explain the observations without depending heavily on uncertain microscopic details.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
In that theoretical promised land, the objective would be to care deeply about the people and issues that are worth our attention, not about stuff that doesn’t matter.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
His theoretical work, in electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and the wave theory of light, was equally revolutionary.*
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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