posited
ˈpä-zə-təd 
ˈpäz-təd
; positing
ˈpä-zə-tiŋ
ˈpäz-tiŋ
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If the cult site wasn’t voluntarily abandoned, the paper posits, it might have been looted by thieves or destroyed by Christian missionaries.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Some legal experts have posited that moving FSA into a different government agency would require congressional approval.
—Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
In 1912, Albert Einstein posited that when a foreground star drifts in front of a background star, the background star should briefly brighten, as the gravity of the one in front distorts and magnifies its light.
—Jeffrey Kluger/greenbelt, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
Balda posits that the stench of Fort Worth’s Stockyards, carried north by prevailing winds, also dissuaded any big migrations toward the county line.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Some legal experts have posited that moving FSA into a different government agency would require congressional approval.
—Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
In 1912, Albert Einstein posited that when a foreground star drifts in front of a background star, the background star should briefly brighten, as the gravity of the one in front distorts and magnifies its light.
—Jeffrey Kluger/greenbelt, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
Balda posits that the stench of Fort Worth’s Stockyards, carried north by prevailing winds, also dissuaded any big migrations toward the county line.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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