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Six example sentences with hypothesis, each labelled with its topic.
Her hypothesis was that the moss grew faster on the north wall, and two seasons of measurements tested it.
Science
The team began with a simple hypothesis: students who sleep before an exam recall more names than those who cram.
Psychology
The founders treated the pricing change as a hypothesis and ran it with two hundred customers before rewriting the plan.
Startups
The economist's hypothesis was that the toll had pushed traffic onto side roads, and the counters proved her right.
Economics
Her hypothesis is that the town was abandoned after a flood, and the layers of silt in the dig support it.
History
The analyst's hypothesis was that the team lost close games because of free throws, so she charted every fourth quarter.
Basketball
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