theoretically
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Last year, tests carried out for Oslo's Ruter public transport authority revealed that Chinese manufacturer Yutong could theoretically remotely immobilise its electric buses with their "over-the-air" update system.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Did she mean it could actually perform those tests, or that it theoretically would once the necessary chemistry had been developed?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Apple also has access to more personal data, which could theoretically be used for compelling AI features, though new AI agents show the technology is advancing faster than Apple’s ability to keep up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Despite his theoretically more durable tyres, the Briton pitted on lap 18 to switch to the softs, while Leclerc waited until lap 24 to swap his softs for mediums.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Reassuringly, the results had been validated theoretically by Oppenheimer, who was gratified that they undermined certain European theories of quantum dynamics with which he heartily disagreed.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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