Example Sentences

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The continuing delay, he argues, points to competing hypotheses, unresolved leads and possible mechanical issues that have yet to be fully explained.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

It also puts forward hypotheses about why this belly-brain choreography exists.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The system can also incorporate additional details, such as reaction conditions or expert hypotheses, provided as text.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

As he had done at Renault, de Meo distilled his hypotheses into a short memo, circulated to senior managers on his first day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

But historians are nevertheless able to evaluate related hypotheses by retrospective tests.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond