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Recent Examples of hypothesize Researchers hypothesized that, along with the rest of her diet, this habit kept her gut microbiome resembling that of a much younger person and reduced her levels of inflammation. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 That’s why some people are hypothesizing that vitamin D can slow aging. Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025 The notion that vaccines cause autism was born out of a fraudulent 1998 study, hypothesizing that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine caused intestinal inflammation, which, in turn, led to the development of autism. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025 The researchers hypothesized that the reason there are more organisms living on the warheads than around them is because living on a solid hard surface is more advantageous than more transient substrates – and, in doing so, the organisms had become more tolerant to toxins seeping from the weapons. New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hypothesize
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  • An Elanco spokesperson said the company will add public amenities next to the headquarters that neighbors can enjoy, such as a waterfront trail.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Education Department spokeswoman Rachel Starks said the total number of student awards listed in the report is not final.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Additionally, vice president of operations Donna Washington will assume a new role as vice president of external affairs.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Enterprises often assume that simply scaling data—collecting millions more images or video hours—will close the performance gap.
    Brian Moore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • The rescue mission will prioritize locating those presumed alive, Suharyanto said, but the bodies of the victims will be recovered in due time.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Coast Guard pulled the rafters aboard — they were saved, and presumed their rescuers would swiftly deliver them to Florida.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • Nearly every poll taken during the past six months has shown that a significant majority of Democrats believe that the United States should stop providing economic and military support for Israel.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Experts believe China’s role in tackling climate change is decisive.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • The hairs on the back of the neck still stand up now when thinking of the post-match celebrations after David Seaman’s penalty save dumped out Spain in the quarter-finals.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Because nothing lifts your spirits like discovering somebody on the other side of the world who thinks like you — or, even better, sees things in an entirely different way.
    The Dial, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Hypothesize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypothesize. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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