posited
ˈpä-zə-təd 
ˈpäz-təd
; positing
ˈpä-zə-tiŋ
ˈpäz-tiŋ
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Robbie didn’t ever quite crack the States, Billboard UK posits.
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2025
Watson posits that both women have songbird fever from handling dead birds killed by Erica’s cat.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025
Buyer fears of not having streamer deals re-upped is another, one industry vet posits to me.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
For instance, one theory posits the southern half may have been recently disturbed, likely by a single major merger around 2 billion to 4 billion years ago, leading to a pocket of star formation and unusually coherent streams of stars.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2025
Watson posits that both women have songbird fever from handling dead birds killed by Erica’s cat.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025
Buyer fears of not having streamer deals re-upped is another, one industry vet posits to me.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
For instance, one theory posits the southern half may have been recently disturbed, likely by a single major merger around 2 billion to 4 billion years ago, leading to a pocket of star formation and unusually coherent streams of stars.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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