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To develop a meaningful deterrent, no country would wait until conclusive public evidence proved its adversaries had nuclear weapons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The failure of negotiations to reach a conclusive end to the war doesn’t bode well for U.S.-Gulf ties, Saif said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
It noted that the majority of the panel deemed "there was no conclusive evidence of a handball".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
He declared himself "no longer sceptical" about the issue, having waited for conclusive proof that humanity was changing the climate.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
He describes the phases as providing ‘strong evidence that Venus moves in a sun-centred orbit’ when one might rather say that they provide conclusive evidence.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing conclusive
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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Case Closed: Clud, Clus
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The Articles of Confederation (1777)
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