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They are sharing clips praising Niu Lai's "hand-crafted" method - a reference to the poor animation quality - as "proof" that its creators did not use AI.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Others display their short-term gains as proof of their stock-picking ability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
For proof of concept, Quiñones proposed using a February 2021 public voter list he’d obtained for New Jersey and running it through HSI’s databases.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
In Pereira, home to half a million people, every single street bears proof of what happened.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In 1941, when the Gestapo arrested Karl for a different offense, the dismissal letter from the Hitler Youth was used against him as proof that he was not a loyal German.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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During its long history, the Jacobian conjecture has been the subject of many claimed proofs, including by Beniamino Segre and Wolfgang Gröbner, two famed 20th-century mathematicians.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
While looking over the proofs for her latest cookbook, she picked up a marker and drew a mermaid.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The use of AI at many companies began in earnest in recent years with proofs of concept.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
“We’re on the path to achieve this transition from small proofs of concept to large enterprise deals,” Baratz said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
What he means is that these proofs, or pieces of evidence, are not part of the techne of rhetoric.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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Campbell ran Ben’s Bread solo for six of the last eight years, sometimes speeding between multiple kitchens across the city to get everything proofed, baked and packaged.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
"Rural communities are losing out because the policy hasn't been rural proofed", said Rachel Evans; the organisation's director for Wales.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2022
Apparently, the host explained that she had "stupid proofed" the room – not just by using the notes but also making hardware adjustments.
From Fox News ● Dec. 21, 2021
The best way to determine if rolls are properly proofed are cues like visible puffiness, or the "poke test."
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021
There was not a piece of armour proofed in Europe but what Unde Dap had a theory about it He was furious with the new Gothic style, with its ridges and scallop-patterns and fluting.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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The Barrett campaign described this as a simple proofing screw-up and said that the team had been working off of a template used ahead of the state’s Aug. 6 primary.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2024
The monument park is a “dream project” that Halsey has been “visioning, proofing and prototyping” ever since she studied architecture at El Camino community college in Torrance, Halsey said in the announcement Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
But it went right to Gary so he could be proofing along the way.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2023
Got a bread baker on your gift list? Etsy.com has sellers of personalized loaf pans; proofing and baking kits; patterned linen bread bags; and handmade baskets and crockery.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
The only similarity between the rest of the town and the church is the small windows covered with iron bars, but the shambler proofing is barely noticeable on such an impressive building.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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