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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predeterminations
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At the same time, Maryland has lost approximately 130,000 residents since Moore took office, yet the budget justifies hundreds of millions in housing and community revitalization spending based on population growth assumptions that do not match reality.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026 -
For both the terminals and the pipeline, the authority hosted a series of follow-up meetings with prospective participants to collect technical feedback, validate market assumptions and refine the documentation supporting the selection process.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
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Such theories were met with some skepticism by trade researchers at the time, and not all of the predictions have come true.—
Josh Ederington,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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As the search continues with no suspects or persons of interest, posts across Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook and YouTube have put millions of eyeballs on tips and theories surrounding her disappearance.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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ProPublica, in a 2023 story, reexamined the incident, the legal presumptions, the background of the men and Stingley’s father’s relentless legal campaign to bring the men into court.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
16 Jan. 2026
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The series later won five Emmys, upending presumptions about the kinds of shows people still really want to watch.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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Eliminating all alternative hypotheses.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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Both of these hypotheses appear in preprints posted in the past two weeks, and each has already garnered its critics.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Let the speculations as to who will take that job — and what job might be left open in their wake — begin.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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Among the primary speculations made by police was that Christie may have run off to London and disguised herself in men’s clothes.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Such strategies use a complex mix of statistical models, machine-learning algorithms, factors and other quantitative signals to identify — and bet on — upward and downward moves in markets, removing human emotion and biases from the investment process.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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School-choice proponents must also reckon with AI’s ideological biases.—
Jonah Davids,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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For one thing, Kontsevich is known for taking a high-level approach to mathematics, preferring to pose ambitious conjectures and sketch out broad programs, often leaving the subtler details and formal proof-writing to others.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Dec. 2025
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With few clear signals about who has influence and how decisions are made, the halls of power in Beijing are fertile ground for political conjectures.—
DENG YUWEN,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Nov. 2025
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