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An exception is allowed for companies that can prove they have used their name for a long time.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
“I don’t have to prove anything to anyone,” Porro said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
As a result, the time spent at Cobham could prove invaluable in building fitness levels, setting standards and laying the foundations before more detailed tactical work begins on tour.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
If machines cannot interpret the unspoken context behind human intentions, reliably aligning advanced AI systems with human goals may prove impossible.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
“And, too,” she thought, “if I prove helpful regarding her mail, it might smooth things over between us. But truly, what an unexpected reversal! Why so many letters, after so few?”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
“The wide range suggests outcomes remain highly contingent on how durable the current positive market backdrop proves to be.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
None of this proves anything about the future, naturally, and you can take it all with a grain of salt.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
If Berry’s track proves to be the Stones’ final utterance, they will have concluded an illustrious career in fine style.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Though some players, commentators and fans have boycotted the EWC because of Saudi Arabia's involvement, it still proves popular.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“That just proves I’m right. A troll won’t be so easily dispatched.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Tuchel, meanwhile, is one of the world's most respected coaches, who openly relishes the cut and thrust of knockout football - as he proved when winning the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
In Southern California, cliffs could erode more than 130 feet by the end of the century, and the consequences of erosion have already proved to be severe on major roads, railways and other critical infrastructure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
For many Cubans here, settling in Brazil has proved easier than expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
While it cannot be conclusively proved that this axe belonged to Mallory, its direct family provenance and historical context make it one of the most significant objects linked to the climber.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Mary Surratt proved to be cool and collected under questioning.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Real masculinity is proven in the work, in the results, in the people you protect, and it does not need a camera to exist.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Simpson, a former TV producer who will be Wonderloom’s chief executive, said Dr. Insanity was the “perfect first acquisition” because it had a loyal audience, proven storytelling and meaningful room to expand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Once you respond by calling a number purportedly provided by Robinhood, you have proven that you are a real live human being, and that makes you and your phone number a target.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
A link hasn’t been proven, and major medical groups have long recommended acetaminophen as the preferable painkiller for pregnant women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Every aesthetic “law” advanced so far has proven of dubious value, and usually gets in the way of our understanding.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
But managing a weakened partner is proving harder than expected for Xi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"We're building a proving ground for Moon Base operations," said Ryan Stephan, NASA's Moon Base acting director of cargo landers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
On the Aeolian islands of Alicudi, Filicudi, Panarea and Stromboli, a plan for four new desalination plants proposed by the local municipality is proving divisive.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
China just took a major step toward proving that it can compete with SpaceX and that company’s dominant rocket-launch capabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Once again Holmes’s method of segregating tasks and firing workers was proving successful.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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