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empirical

[em-pir-i-kuhl] / ɛmˈpɪr ɪ kəl /


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“And in a market like Manhattan or the Hamptons, that simply isn’t supported by empirical data.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Kung said local community organizers are “looking at the empirical evidence” and seeing a ban as a win.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The idea that “there will be no victor or vanquished” is not poetic fatalism, it is empirical reality.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

They then have an empirical, evidence-based allocation appropriate to their lifestyle, personality and investment approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Astonishing as it may seem, there is no previous occasion on which new empirical evidence determined the outcome of a long-standing debate between philosophers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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