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According to 20th-century philosopher Karl Popper, scientific claims must be open to refute by what?

refute

[ri-fyoot] / rΙͺˈfjut /


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“We believe the partnership helps refute the recent bear thesis that AI agents and personal shoppers could disintermediate Shopify and its large payments business,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“We believe the partnership helps refute the recent bear thesis that AI agents and personal shoppers could disintermediate Shopify and its large payments business,” Shah wrote in an investor note.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Naturally, this makes the film’s contents easier to refute for those who choose to deny the obvious.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

Paramount, in its statement, noted the European Commission’s conclusions “directly refute key assumptions that underpin the state AGs’ complaint seeking to block the transaction,” including whether big-budget or blockbuster films should be considered a market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

When the famous Dr. Johnson was told of Berkeley’s opinion, he cried, “I refute it thus!” and stubbed his toe on a large stone.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Early in the film, Billy refutes Kris’ overcomplicated idea of horror films.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

They also say CPL refutes any suggestion it prioritises entertainment over the welfare of contributors or that drama is engineered by production at the expense of the contributors.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

"Our results have far-reaching implications. Firstly, it refutes the hypothesis that any organics found in fossils must result from contamination."

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

Outside of the Chagall exhibition in Moscow, former piano teacher Irina refutes the idea of trying to escape from the war.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

“I think not. Look how thin she is. Her weight refutes that accusation. “

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

Tuchel refuted assertions his decision to recall Palmer and Alexander-Arnold was an admission he'd got his World Cup squad wrong.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

However, “Iran refuted the existence of talks with the U.S., which could still limit the extent of the pullback in prices,” Dahrieh adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Cento refuted the claims made in the complaint and will seek dismissal of the lawsuit in court, a company spokesperson told The Times on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

A vlogger named Jake Rosmarin who is on the MV Hondius has refuted claims that the ship is dirty, saying on social media it’s “simply not true.”

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

He refuted Young’s wild charges, but the majority of the club’s members were bewildered, did not know whether to believe him or not.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Ms. Fritz’s task in refuting the rumors of a love affair isn’t easy, but she keeps at it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The conflict has functioned as an accelerated stress test, compressing years of operational learning into months and validating or refuting assumptions about real-world system performance.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

General Medical Center issued a statement on Thursday refuting reports that federal authorities had carried out enforcement operations at the downtown trauma center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025

His brother confirmed in an interview with the city’s local station WGN-TV that he is a White Sox fan, refuting early heresy claiming he roots for the Cubs, aka Satan’s Stickballers.

From Salon ● May 10, 2025

The word ‘fact’ tells us very little about the establishing and refuting of facts.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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