theory

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Looking at AAL’s monthly chart one can see how round number theory has come into play at the $10 figure:

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

They have not yet been directly observed, but they are predicted by theory.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Trump: “You know, if somebody said, ‘What would be your theory or what would you do in terms of Libya,’ I’d do one thing,” Trump said.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

"My theory is that customers have got the information they need from the LLM answer, which gives them confidence to make a purchase."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

All the advancements of art and science—electricity, the internal combustion engine, the theory of relativity, cubism—had to be explained, and even then they often didn’t make sense.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day