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But Kelly argues that the forecast was built on assumptions that have already been overtaken by events — the CBO assumed tariff revenue would run at $403 billion annually and that the tax breaks in the One Big Beautiful Budget Act would expire on schedule.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026 -
The future-proof leader is the person disciplined enough to question their own assumptions, recognize when familiar frameworks no longer serve the moment, and understand that leadership is strengthened, not diminished, by remaining open to growth.—
Mary Hemphill,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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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
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Watch Pascal, Filoni, Weaver, and Favreau react to even more movie theories in the video above.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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Ruben does little to dissuade Niall’s presumptions.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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This notion was based on outdated presumptions of hillforts as being occupied by violent, prehistoric savages.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 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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And even King Charles and Queen Camilla are faced with these speculations.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
3 May 2026
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While some had theories, including speculations of the site serving as an Underground Railroad route, researchers found little evidence to back those ideas up.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
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Investigations by the Georgia secretary of state and independent reviews contradict the core allegations of the affidavit, which relies on witnesses who lack credibility and have biases that weren't disclosed to the magistrate judge, Lowell argued.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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One of the main arguments about using AI in research is its biases – which are undeniable, but humans have those too.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
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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
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As part of the effort to prove these conjectures, Grothendieck proposed his notion of a scheme.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
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“Predeterminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predeterminations. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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