disprove
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Third, by demanding that plaintiffs disentangle race from politics, the court asks them to disprove the very structural reality that social network discrimination reveals.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
The PGA of America has responded by setting up the course in a manner which aimed to disprove that.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Deutsche Bank analyst Melissa Weathers wrote recently that investors were likely exercising more caution “given past memory bust cycles,” adding that those fears are “difficult to disprove in the near term.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Private-credit managers are trying to disprove a negative—and it has created the biggest upheaval for the $1 trillion market since it came on the scene after the financial crisis.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
On the other hand, you can disprove a theory by finding even a single observation that disagrees with the predictions of the theory.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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