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[proof] / pruf /




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The problem is investors often view every rally as proof they were right and every pullback as proof something has broken.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The spokesperson added that there was proof that a new owner had taken over the hostel.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

The trick was to drain it of everything that makes a tort a tort: no defect, no fault, often no real proof that this defendant caused the alleged harm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The researchers emphasize that the findings should not be interpreted as proof that sweeteners or the tested combinations cause harm in people.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

He put his glasses back on, and in that moment Penelope had all the proof she needed.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Christopher Behroozian’s photographs serve as quiet records, proofs of relationships, moments of care and traces of presence.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2026

“We’re on the path to achieve this transition from small proofs of concept to large enterprise deals,” Baratz said.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

Her goal is to build an “AI mathematician,” capable of reasoning through known problems, finding new ones and validating its work through formal proofs.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

Oddly, in the last proofs of the book before it was withdrawn, the minister had actually added a preface, praising Jul's "malicious touch and razor-sharp eye."

From BBC Mar. 21, 2025

Alas! such delightful proofs of Hartfield’s attraction, as those sort of visits conveyed, might shortly be over.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Campbell ran Ben’s Bread solo for six of the last eight years, sometimes speeding between multiple kitchens across the city to get everything proofed, baked and packaged.

From Seattle Times Jun. 22, 2023

"Rural communities are losing out because the policy hasn't been rural proofed", said Rachel Evans; the organisation's director for Wales.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2022

Tip the proofed dough out to the center of the parchment paper so the seam is facing down.

From Salon Apr. 14, 2022

At Sei, he buys produce — basil, mushrooms, garlic, eggs — from the Santa Monica Farmers Market twice a week, and works with a yeasted dough that’s proofed slowly over the course of two days.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 2022

There was not a piece of armour proofed in Europe but what Unde Dap had a theory about it He was furious with the new Gothic style, with its ridges and scallop-patterns and fluting.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

I can imagine Swifties swapping starters instead of friendship bracelets, posting Instagram threads of rainbow-hued loaves with song lyrics as labels, hosting listening-party bake nights and turning proofing schedules into a kind of communal obsession.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2025

Maintenance worker Darren Pardoe had been bird proofing houses in Porthleven when he stopped at a pub for a coffee on 3 June.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2025

The Barrett campaign described this as a simple proofing screw-up and said that the team had been working off of a template used ahead of the state’s Aug. 6 primary.

From Slate Oct. 19, 2024

The monument park is a “dream project” that Halsey has been “visioning, proofing and prototyping” ever since she studied architecture at El Camino community college in Torrance, Halsey said in the announcement Monday.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2024

The only similarity between the rest of the town and the church is the small windows covered with iron bars, but the shambler proofing is barely noticeable on such an impressive building.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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