Many scientists have theorized about the possibility of life on other planets.
Recent Examples on the WebThen, Chrisman-Campbell theorizes, as the reign of skinny jeans came to an end, pandemic lockdowns accelerated the spread of wide pants.—Kai McNamee, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024 Looking back on it, Kmetko theorized that the network executives used his mistake as an excuse to give him his pink slip.—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024 This experience is called the Purkinje effect, named after Czech scientist Jan Evangelista Purkyně, the first to theorize that our eyes have two systems for seeing.—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024 From Tahiti, the Endeavour was to seek out a great continent—Terra Australis Incognita—theorized to lie somewhere to the south.—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 Investigators theorized that Jane hit her husband with an object in the bedroom and strangled him.—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024 Your retirement should be free of overly simplistic rules, particularly ones theorized in academic settings rather than the laboratory of real life.—Roger Whitney, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 While there is no exact answer to explain the phenomenon, experts have long theorized that anything from sickness and injury to navigational errors could cause whales to come ashore – either intentionally or inadvertently.—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024 The polarizing scene has prompted fans over the years to theorize that the panel was large enough to fit both Rose and Jack and that DiCaprio’s character may have lived if only Rose had made room.—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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