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disprove

[dis-proov] / dɪsˈpruv /


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But since he can’t disprove it either, he’ll just go with the flow.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

It’s an idea that some mathematicians believe is true but nobody has been able to prove or disprove.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

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

Wasting time to disprove Schramm was not to most biochemists’ liking.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

For a company that prides itself on entering categories late and defining them, Apple’s AI execution has been the exception that disproves the rule.

From MarketWatch Apr. 21, 2026

In fact, the history of whaling on its own disproves the central point of “The Killing Age,” that guns were a sine qua non for the making of the modern world.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

"Find some evidence that shows it couldn't be walking. Because nothing we've seen anywhere disproves that," said Lipo.

From Science Daily Oct. 8, 2025

Sala, has denied the sexual assault allegation in comments to the media, saying he has proof that disproves the sheriff’s claim.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2025

Some have believed themselves to have discovered the Flood-tradition among the Peruvians, but careful criticism disproves this.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party just disproved one of the oldest truisms in the country’s politics.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

McLaughlin’s lies were easily disproved by reporting, videos and photos.

From Salon Feb. 23, 2026

Demonstrate that their conspiracy theory is, say, disproved by the law of gravity, and they will conclude … that Sir Isaac Newton was “in on it” too.

From MarketWatch Nov. 10, 2025

The story struck the FBI as asinine — agents just did not act that way — but could it be disproved?

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2025

Ideas put forward with conviction were likely to be the products of wild crystallographers who delighted in being in a field where their ideas could not be easily disproved.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Rather than disproving AI’s potential, this hiring rebound suggests many employers misunderstood where AI creates value.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

"Ryanair looks forward to disproving these false CMA claims during this bogus investigation," it added.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

In my clinical practice, I’ve learned that the key isn’t just disproving individual claims about Tylenol, autism, or vaccines—it’s explaining how to think about medical evidence.

From Slate Sep. 26, 2025

While researchers have speculated that this may happen, there hasn't been any direct visualization at the atomic scale proving or disproving the theory.

From Science Daily Apr. 17, 2024

An admirable outcome, were this world one Fastness of the Handdara, but alas we must walk forward troubling the new snow, proving and disproving, asking and answering.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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