theory
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The researchers now plan to apply their theory to additional moons and to possible exomoon systems around distant planets.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Professional traders are different and need a theory for why there is a premium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
For instance two researchers at Hong Kong University recently published a research paper claiming — in theory, anyway — they may have found one.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Both are just 23 - in theory, years from their peak.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
In theory the Vanguard should have made it into orbit.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Existing theories of satellite formation offer several possible answers, but recent research into stellar magnetic fields suggests that some of those ideas may need to be reconsidered.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Over the weekend, an uneasy ceasefire established itself across the Persian Gulf, suggesting Signum’s theories had been borne out and validated by events.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The document relied heavily on academic contributors, armchair intellectuals with zero industry experience, whose abstract theories distracted from the fundamental cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Really, it's frustrating when you hear about conspiracy theories.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The discovery of Broca's area finished of the theories of the Phrenologists and the Whole Brainers.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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