posited
ˈpä-zə-təd 
ˈpäz-təd
; positing
ˈpä-zə-tiŋ
ˈpäz-tiŋ
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In brief: Dunne posited that all of time is happening simultaneously, but humans can only perceive time in a linear fashion.
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 23 July 2024
Because of his relatively new status on the national stage, many have posited that Shapiro is more of an option for 2028.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Ultimately, Abu Hamdan and his collaborators posited that there was a central staircase in the prison which distorted and amplified sounds.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
That’s my favorite definition of the latter term, posited by Arthur Schopenhauer.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 23 July 2024
Because of his relatively new status on the national stage, many have posited that Shapiro is more of an option for 2028.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Ultimately, Abu Hamdan and his collaborators posited that there was a central staircase in the prison which distorted and amplified sounds.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
That’s my favorite definition of the latter term, posited by Arthur Schopenhauer.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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