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dead reckoning

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Recent Examples of dead reckoning The principle is a very old and simple one called dead reckoning – a very basic skill used by tyro sailors and nuclear submarine commanders. — New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025 But for longitude, navigators had to rely on dead reckoning that was subject to errors. — Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021 There is also straightforward dead reckoning and inertial navigation. — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2021 The vehicle could still work out position updates using rotary encoders attached to its wheels—following a general strategy that sailors used for centuries, called dead reckoning. — Shaoshan Liu, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Feb. 2020

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Noun

One of my favorite moments comes when an excited classmate emerges from the library holding a new book of feminist literary theory.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Annie Dillard, the author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Holy the Firm, An American Childhood, and many other major works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and theory, died at the age of 81 on September 15 at her home in Massachusetts.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of theory

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Despite speculation, Meghan and Prince Harry are still living as private citizens after stepping away from their royal duties in 2020, and are not expected to have a royal residence.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
His return to the Senate follows immense speculation, and conspiracy theories, about his health.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of speculation

Noun

Thus, hypotheticals involving the NFL using a college football model might have been off base.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026
His second-guessing doesn’t stanch his inner torrent of bile, which continues through dinner with Irène and her mother, and goes on for another fifteen pages of emotional hypotheticals and conditionals.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

Definition of hypothetical

Noun

By retaining too much of the play’s rhetorical architecture, the film turns a provocative dramatic premise into something closer to an illustrated thesis.

— Beandrea July, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Her thesis is that improving women’s midlife health keeps women in power at a pivotal moment in their lives and careers.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of thesis

Noun

Meanwhile, performances by Mikey Madison and Jack Quaid are dramatic and compelling, always keeping the viewer second-guessing.

— Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Late arriving crowds are part of the LA sports experience, even at USC, because getting places in LA is an unpredictable guessing game.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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