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[dis-proov] / dɪsˈpruv /


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“The only way you disprove that is by putting your head down and doing the work 10 times harder,” Roy said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"In situations like that, the line becomes blurred. Relationship issues are difficult to disprove."

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

It’s an idea that some mathematicians believe is true but nobody has been able to prove or disprove.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Most people who tackled this problem tried to prove Erdős’s conjecture, rather than disprove it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

And everyone knows you can’t disprove a rumor.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

For a company that prides itself on entering categories late and defining them, Apple’s AI execution has been the exception that disproves the rule.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

In fact, the history of whaling on its own disproves the central point of “The Killing Age,” that guns were a sine qua non for the making of the modern world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

"Find some evidence that shows it couldn't be walking. Because nothing we've seen anywhere disproves that," said Lipo.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2025

It's a looser arrangement than their previous deal - but it disproves claims that the Sussexes and Netflix are going to completely part company.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025

Some have believed themselves to have discovered the Flood-tradition among the Peruvians, but careful criticism disproves this.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party just disproved one of the oldest truisms in the country’s politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

Chief among them: statements without clearly defined facts attached, meaning that they can neither be proved nor disproved; statements involving cherry-picked facts; and promises.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026

McLaughlin’s lies were easily disproved by reporting, videos and photos.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

It had previously been thought that vaccinating children against chickenpox would cause a problematic rise in shingles, but a recent long-term study from the US disproved that theory.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025

Fossils, for example, and whether their existence disproved the Book of Genesis; Brother Mendel’s experiments on the sexual reproduction of the sweet pea; the fallacy of laudable pus.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Green cites recent breakthroughs in mathematics by AI labs, including a partial solution to the infamously challenging Navier Stokes equations, and a more recent breakthrough disproving the Exponential Time Hypothesis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"Ryanair looks forward to disproving these false CMA claims during this bogus investigation," it added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

In time, more evidence may come to light either corroborating or disproving the allegations, but right now, we’re pulling on some pretty thin threads.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

The suit alleges Owens "disregarded all credible evidence disproving her claim in favor of platforming known conspiracy theorists and proven defamers."

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025

An admirable outcome, were this world one Fastness of the Handdara, but alas we must walk forward troubling the new snow, proving and disproving, asking and answering.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin


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