burden of proof

Example Sentences

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“The stock’s dip is probably more panic and less thesis collapse. Until proven otherwise, Nvidia is still the leader, but the burden of proof has shifted,” said Bill Birmingham, managing director of REX Financial.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

As always, the burden of proof would be on you to make your case that your stepmother made an unambiguous promise.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

“The burden of proof is on the defense in an insanity case, and the jury may see the defense as an excuse for committing a serious crime,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Apparently, Kennedy has never heard of the burden of proof or the extreme difficulty in proving a negative.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

Hence, it is the presumption of common sense and science that these ESP phenomena don’t exist, and the burden of proof is on those who maintain that there are such phenomena.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos