theory-laden
Britishadjective
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Whereas those disciplines often use cutting-edge methodologies, sociology seems dusty and theory-laden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Jones had a large stake, as social media and streaming platforms have purged much of his content and channels that peddle news and opinions from his conspiracy theory-laden website Infowars.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2018
Much of this work, Mr. Scharf explained, was a reaction to the prevailing downtown New York spirit, one in which the dominant aesthetics revolved around an austere minimalism and theory-laden conceptualism.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2017
His lecture is theory-laden, but the questions he asks — about blackness, modernity, sexuality, freedom — are provocative, and his skeptical, sarcastic delivery gathers the urgency of a sermon.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2017
In other words, scientific observations are not "theory-neutral," as scientists once claimed, but are actually "theory-laden."
From Time Magazine Archive
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