brain waves

plural of brain wave

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Noun
  • Now, a wave of new theories offers tantalizing solutions — but which ones portray reality is an open question.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • His theories have won praise in UFO circles but often put him in conflict with academic peers.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Science is designed to estimate risk, test hypotheses, identify patterns, and reduce the likelihood of false causal inference.
    Alex Smolak, STAT, 27 June 2026
  • Scientists have two hypotheses for the formation of supermassive black hole seeds.
    Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Durham's criminal history included previous convictions for firearms offenses and kidnapping, records show.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Bell’s letter to James and New York MFCU Director Amy Held argues that the unit is moving too slowly on cases and amassing too few indictments and convictions for wrongdoing in the Medicaid system.
    Ali Swenson, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Interviewers often leave meetings with random observations scribbled on a notepad.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The comic was partially inspired by Tamaki’s observations of students during teaching at the New York City School of Visual Arts, or just small frustrations.
    Kambole Campbell, Variety, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • There have been a lot of conjectures, but little in the way of actual proof of what took place.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 May 2026
  • As part of the effort to prove these conjectures, Grothendieck proposed his notion of a scheme.
    Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Sotter positions himself as an advocate and changemaker, willing to challenge assumptions and push conversations forward.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Discrimination and biased assumptions are among the greatest barriers facing people with Down syndrome.
    Michelle Sie Whitten, STAT, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • These speculations are put to rest by the child, who says, ‘No!
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
  • Griffin has encouraged these speculations.
    Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Competitive Wordle Score Another tie game with four guesses each.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Zuckerberg has stood up a team that is now working to release its own prediction market app called Arena, which internal documents reviewed by NPR show will allow people to make guesses about future events.
    Bobby Allyn, NPR, 30 June 2026
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“Brain waves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20waves. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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