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inconclusive evidence

NOUN
circumstantial evidence
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A leadership change and inconclusive evidence of artificial-intelligence momentum left Adobe investors with more questions than answers after Thursday’s earnings report.

From MarketWatch Mar. 13, 2026

Again the third umpire said there was "inconclusive" evidence the "catch had been taken fairly".

From BBC Oct. 7, 2025

Morral’s group has identified supportive evidence that more restrictive concealed-carry laws reduce violent crime, for example, but inconclusive evidence that such laws affect suicide rates.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2023

According to the outlet, the hasty, emotion-fueled investigation was mostly based on the eyewitness testimony of a traumatized DeBoer, as well as inconclusive evidence.

From Fox News Feb. 17, 2022

When direct inquiries are made as to the precise locality of any particular lagoon, invariably inconclusive evidence is tendered.

From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)




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