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Noun
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The exact reason why is debated by scientists, but theories include a huge collision in early Martian history, or unstable mantle plumes.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
25 May 2026 -
Watch Pascal, Filoni, Weaver, and Favreau react to even more movie theories in the video above.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Drafting ideas, forming hypotheses, and developing an initial point of view should begin with them.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Older children might like setting up an experiment by altering the balance of something essential, like water, for different plants and making hypotheses about what the right balance is.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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“Oversimplifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversimplifications. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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