theory

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In 1997, the California Supreme Court pronounced the theory “utterly without merit.”

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

One theory was that Ford suffered from tunnel vision.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Evolutionary theory is no longer heretical, Galileo has been issued a hall pass to heaven, and quite a few sincere if entirely inadequate apologies have been issued, mostly to people long dead.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“In theory we should let this sit and cool off first, but I don’t think we’re wrong to taste test them now, don’t you agree?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam