posited
ˈpä-zə-təd 
ˈpäz-təd
; positing
ˈpä-zə-tiŋ
ˈpäz-tiŋ
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Yet Murderbot posits that a machine capable of having its own wants and beliefs wouldn’t necessarily align with the people around it.
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Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 5 July 2025
Some of the more implausible and disputed theories posit that the flight was part of a secret spy mission, that Earhart assumed another identity or that Earhart and Noonan were captured by a foreign government.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Like Newton’s laws of the physical world, the final version of the Declaration posits a natural law of the political world: people will always seek new forms of government to protect their rights.
—Time, 1 July 2025
The team posited two possible explanations for the formation of this mini-halo.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 July 2025
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Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 5 July 2025
Some of the more implausible and disputed theories posit that the flight was part of a secret spy mission, that Earhart assumed another identity or that Earhart and Noonan were captured by a foreign government.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Like Newton’s laws of the physical world, the final version of the Declaration posits a natural law of the political world: people will always seek new forms of government to protect their rights.
—Time, 1 July 2025
The team posited two possible explanations for the formation of this mini-halo.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 July 2025
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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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