posited
ˈpä-zə-təd 
ˈpäz-təd
; positing
ˈpä-zə-tiŋ
ˈpäz-tiŋ
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But their motion for class certification posited only a hypothetical way to prove that — maybe a survey?
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Sovereign-citizen guru David Straight has also posited a wild conspiracy called Operation Balloon, claiming that the government, using the eclipse blackout as cover, will deploy balloons filled with poisonous gas.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Name extinction is also a naturally occurring phenomenon called the Galton-Watson process, which posits that in patrilineal societies, surnames are lost or die out over time with each new generation as women take on their husbands’ surnames.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
This is an album that posits its lack of ideas as big ideas.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
The lawsuit posits that the CTA unlawfully infringes upon state sovereignty in the realm of corporate entity regulation.
—Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Tucker-Vikström posited that 350 to 500 miles run is a good barometer to take note of.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Country music fans were more likely to search and view the lyrics of newer songs, and conversely, rock listeners were more likely to view the lyrics of older songs—a reflection, the researchers posit, of the ages of the genres’ audiences.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Centuries ago, Copernicus and Galileo posited a new science that flew in the face of religious beliefs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Sovereign-citizen guru David Straight has also posited a wild conspiracy called Operation Balloon, claiming that the government, using the eclipse blackout as cover, will deploy balloons filled with poisonous gas.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Name extinction is also a naturally occurring phenomenon called the Galton-Watson process, which posits that in patrilineal societies, surnames are lost or die out over time with each new generation as women take on their husbands’ surnames.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
This is an album that posits its lack of ideas as big ideas.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
The lawsuit posits that the CTA unlawfully infringes upon state sovereignty in the realm of corporate entity regulation.
—Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Tucker-Vikström posited that 350 to 500 miles run is a good barometer to take note of.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Country music fans were more likely to search and view the lyrics of newer songs, and conversely, rock listeners were more likely to view the lyrics of older songs—a reflection, the researchers posit, of the ages of the genres’ audiences.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Centuries ago, Copernicus and Galileo posited a new science that flew in the face of religious beliefs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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