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Noun
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On Tuesday afternoon, when a reporter attempted to ask Bondi about the foreign-intelligence theory and the video-clock issue, Trump cut in.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025 -
With the biggest advocate for the impact theory gone, the mystery has lingered for decades.—
Mike Bezemek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
Noun
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This hypothesis is largely extrapolated from research in mice.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Testing is still underway to confirm this hypothesis.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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“Oversimplification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversimplification. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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