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evidence

[ev-i-duhns] / ˈɛv ɪ dəns /




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“They would want there to be a credible association that they believe provides some basis for saying that there’s causation,” meaning evidence that the drug does, in fact, cause the side effect.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

So far, the most compelling piece of evidence publicly reported by authorities was a flash of light captured by a trail camera about 2 a.m. on Aug 2.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

He supported the campaign for an adoption apology by providing evidence from his own research.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

But there’s surprisingly little evidence that data centers have broadly driven residential electricity inflation so far.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

They saw no evidence of magma, lahars, or pyroclastic flows.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

"I think it evidences the fact that there is an ongoing threat in respect of dissident republican activity," he said.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The “rush to seek death in this case evidences strong emotional reactions” by the Utah County Attorney’s Office and the prosecutor whose child attended Kirk’s talk, Robinson’s lawyers said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

Kamala Harris’s step-children calling her by an affectionate name that plays on the word “Mom”? This evidences a household that has all the love it needs — and all the humility.

From Salon Sep. 29, 2024

“We have obtained some evidences, even videos showing that the organizer had carried out ‘body checks’,” she added.

From Seattle Times Aug. 15, 2023

I had noticed other little evidences of the envy and of the jealousy which Mr. Muhammad had prophesied.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

The way they do everything, of course, as evidenced by the siblings’ meeting in their mother’s garage, attempting to resolve their seemingly irreconcilable differences about their mother’s fate and their parts in it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Many employees didn’t share Cook’s appreciation of in-person meetings, as evidenced by widespread pushback to the company’s return-to-office policies instated in 2022.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Though most hyperscalers are expected to have negative free cash flow in 2027, “demand and order coverage are improving relative to capex, as evidenced by rising backlog-to-capex and book-to-bill ratios,” the analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Ms Sturgeon is innocent, as evidenced by the fact that she was not charged, prosecuted nor convicted of any crime.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

This is evidenced by the customs and devices that were long retained by the Creeks.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

There are surely no memos to the file, emails, or letters to the client evidencing such advice in writing.

From Slate Oct. 20, 2023

This finding is backed by neuroimaging data, evidencing reduced connectivity between regions of the brain associated with self-awareness, pain and emotional processing.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2023

I am super proud that is evidencing itself today in our fulfillment margins and our gross margins, with all of these changes we made during what was the most difficult time we have ever had.

From The Verge Jul. 26, 2022

A 120-Hz flicker is too rapid for your eyes to detect, but if you wave your hand back and forth between your face and a fluorescent light, you will see a stroboscopic effect evidencing AC.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

Bess, who was gazing on the landscape with lack-lustre eyes, submitted to be led into the shade of a big maple, without evidencing any especial appreciation of Lucy’s thoughtfulness.

From Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted by Harriet L.




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