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[thee-uh-ree, theer-ee] / ˈθi ə ri, ˈθɪər i /


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Researchers at the University of Vermont have discovered a surprising pattern in human language that challenges a scientific theory widely accepted for more than 70 years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

One attempt was string theory, which regarded particles as vibrations of tiny strands in space, with one kind causing gravity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“She helped develop our legal strategy, particularly our deception theory, which was our core theory of legal liability for the case.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The community ties and social connections that Ramaswamy and his family have established across Cincinnati and Columbus could be helpful, in theory.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

In Jim Grant’s essay, Steve Eisman found independent confirmation of his theory of the financial world.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

After breakfast, James B, who has been pretty consistently wrong with his theories throughout the series, continued his fine form, saying of Maya and Kenny: "I think they are the two most innocent."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Now, as fresh allegations and theories emerge almost daily, a question that once seemed to belong to Mumbai's past has returned: is the underworld trying to control Bollywood again?

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

They also offer a more precise way to check whether established physical theories accurately describe the Universe during its first few minutes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The proposed similarities do not establish that Freud's broader theories were correct.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

If he wanted to combine his love of medicine with anthropology, recording his observations, testing his academic theories, he thought, there was perhaps no better laboratory in the Western Hemisphere.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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