theory

Example Sentences

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It has been so closely scrutinized that film workers have posited their own theories.

From The Wall Street Journal

Doing so could, in theory, cut off the nation's oil shipments, depriving the nation of much-needed revenue and forcing it to make greater concessions to the Americans in exchange for an end to hostilities.

From BBC

A high school keyboard class came first, followed by a music theory class, and Cummins handled both like a conductor leading an orchestra, showering her students with “bravos.”

From Los Angeles Times

There is an old maxim in trade theory that says free trade is the strategy of the confident.

From Barron's

The Iran war adds a lot of uncertainty, which would in theory boost demand for gold, said Aakash Doshi, global head of gold and metals strategy at State Street Investment Management.

From MarketWatch