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Hundreds of science-fiction stories have been written about time travel
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Hundreds of science-fiction stories have been written about time travel
a hackneyed phrase is boring and does not have much meaning because it has been used so often
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a hackneyed phrase is boring and does not have much meaning because it has been used so often
But this kind of excited appreciation of naturalism in characterisation was not yet hackneyed.
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But this kind of excited appreciation of naturalism in characterisation was not yet hackneyed.
most hackneyed example, suppose you traveled back to last month and shot yourself through the head
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most hackneyed example, suppose you traveled back to last month and shot yourself through the head
most hackneyed example
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most hackneyed example
Objects carried back and forth in time are sources of endless confusion in certain science-fiction tales.
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Objects carried back and forth in time are sources of endless confusion in certain science-fiction tales.
. He finds a statue of himself commemorating the first time traveler.
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. He finds a statue of himself commemorating the first time traveler.
. He finds a statue of himself commemorating the first time traveler.
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. He finds a statue of himself commemorating the first time traveler.
an idea or opinion formed by guessing
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What she said was pure conjecture.
If Cantor decided to wear it, his tumorigenesis theory would become just another discarded conjecture in the cancer field.
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If Cantor decided to wear it, his tumorigenesis theory would become just another discarded conjecture in the cancer field. If Cantor decided to wear it, his tumorigenesis theory would become just another discarded conjecture in the cancer field.
Any prediction about the bond markets, of course, is part conjecture. • The judge dismissed the evidence as pure conjecture.
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Any prediction about the bond markets, of course, is part conjecture. • The judge dismissed the evidence as pure conjecture. Any prediction about the bond markets, of course, is part conjecture. • The judge dismissed the evidence as pure conjecture.
conjecture
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to form an idea or opinion without having much information to base it on
conjecture that
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It seems reasonable to conjecture that these conditions breed violence.
He conjectured that light itself might consist of such waves. • They conjecture that literacy plays a central part in this process. • Bergman conjectured that the tomb might date to the first centuries of our era.
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He conjectured that light itself might consist of such waves. • They conjecture that literacy plays a central part in this process. • Bergman conjectured that the tomb might date to the first centuries of our era.
chide somebody for (doing) something
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