The phrase "a wild claim" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a statement or assertion that is extreme, outrageous, or lacking in evidence.
Example: "The scientist made a wild claim that he had discovered a cure for aging, which raised skepticism among his peers."
Alternatives: "an outrageous assertion" or "a far-fetched statement".
This seems like a wild claim, unless you read a lot into the Dalai Lama's appeal to the US, Britain and India.
Local journalist Harry investigates a wild claim that outsized predators are attacking children in south London; Anthea is a timid tree conservation officer whose psychosexual fox-fantasies provide some of the book's stickier moments; and advertising executive Libby's controversial use of a fox stole in an airline ad is the making of her career.
All he has to do is pluck up the courage to make the right speech.Please come, we promise nothing will happen...In this section Mr Palestine Lost in the post Promises, promises Pulling the plug Fear of foreigners Time to break free Reprints Related items The Annapolis summit: Cinderella at AnnapolisNov 22nd 2007That may sound like a wild claim to make of an event already shrouded in defeatism.
At a congressional hearing on Google, Rep. Lamar Smith made a wild claim that has no scientific backing.
That's not just a wild claim: 96% of employers globally polled by the Graduate Management Admission Council in January 2016 said that hiring such graduates creates value for their companies.
As for an "explosive development," all Fox ever had was... one private investigator who was frequent Fox News guest making a wild claim on Monday on a local Fox station that ostensibly proved that Rich was the DNC leaker.
This is a pretty wild claim.
But otherwise, wild claims are balanced with an equally wild claim at the other end.
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Whenever someone makes some wild claim or rolls out yet another set of predictions, I diary them.
He also made the wild claim that as "rumors run wild, Twitter is the place to stay informed".
