conclusive

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The U.A.E. is pressing for a conclusive outcome to the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Since 2008, the government has taken no conclusive action, leaving shareholders in purgatory.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Wars fought from the air alone rarely achieve conclusive victories or regime change.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

"Studies have found increasing TFA levels in remote Arctic ice-cores and our results provide the first conclusive evidence that virtually all of these deposits can be explained by these gases."

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

Such claims could justify minority views; prior to 1492 they were never conclusive in settling an intellectual debate.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton