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Many scientists have theorized about the possibility of life on other planets.
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The problem, the researchers theorize, is that this kind of RLHF safety training couldn’t possibly cover every single type of ethically difficult situation an agentic AI might encounter.
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Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Hill theorizes it’ll get customers through lines faster.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
The report theorized that factors like the ending of the No Child Left Behind federal law and the rise of screen and social media use among students contributed to the decline in student performance.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Another person is theorizing about a 3-D printer that’s going to use Mars soil, which will allow people to build on Mars using its materials instead of shipping everything there.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
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Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Hill theorizes it’ll get customers through lines faster.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
The report theorized that factors like the ending of the No Child Left Behind federal law and the rise of screen and social media use among students contributed to the decline in student performance.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Another person is theorizing about a 3-D printer that’s going to use Mars soil, which will allow people to build on Mars using its materials instead of shipping everything there.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
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“Theorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theorize. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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theorize
verb
the·o·rize
ˈthē-ə-ˌrīz 
theorized; theorizing
: to form a theory : speculate
theorizer
noun
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