posited
ˈpä-zə-təd 
ˈpäz-təd
; positing
ˈpä-zə-tiŋ
ˈpäz-tiŋ
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Some of the more in-depth survey courses back then even posited that these walls of protection were proximate causes of the whole collapse of trade leading to a clueless President Herbert Hoover’s inability to avert the worst downtown in our nation’s history.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
That six-episode series posited a theory about the people who are fueling the dangerous and delusional theories peddled under the moniker of QAnon.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Experts had long posited that the two lions were brothers—and the latest round of research confirmed that theory using mitochondrial DNA.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
The 80/20 Principle—also known as the Pareto Principle—posits that a small number of key behaviors, interactions or emotional investments are responsible for the majority of our happiness and fulfillment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
That six-episode series posited a theory about the people who are fueling the dangerous and delusional theories peddled under the moniker of QAnon.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Experts had long posited that the two lions were brothers—and the latest round of research confirmed that theory using mitochondrial DNA.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
The 80/20 Principle—also known as the Pareto Principle—posits that a small number of key behaviors, interactions or emotional investments are responsible for the majority of our happiness and fulfillment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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