posited
ˈpä-zə-təd 
ˈpäz-təd
; positing
ˈpä-zə-tiŋ
ˈpäz-tiŋ
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O’Neill posits that the ambitious young prosecutor manipulated the evidence to build the story that Manson, convinced the Beatles were speaking to him through the White Album, told his followers to murder innocent people and blame the Black Panthers.
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Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
But this time around, his new English-language feature Mickey 17, now in theaters, posits that humanity may soon find a way to extend capitalism's cruel reach to the far corners of outer space.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Reinforcement learning, as the technique is known, posits that computers can learn from their own experiences, using a system of rewards similar to how researchers have trained animals.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Finally, it could be posited that OPEC+ expects the market tighten as the year progresses, so that the additional crude could be easily accommodated without a major price impact.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
But this time around, his new English-language feature Mickey 17, now in theaters, posits that humanity may soon find a way to extend capitalism's cruel reach to the far corners of outer space.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Reinforcement learning, as the technique is known, posits that computers can learn from their own experiences, using a system of rewards similar to how researchers have trained animals.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Finally, it could be posited that OPEC+ expects the market tighten as the year progresses, so that the additional crude could be easily accommodated without a major price impact.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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