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[proov] / pruv /


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"Women, minorities, people living at the margins and the poorest were the worst hit by this exercise because they're the ones who find it very difficult to produce documents which can prove their citizenship."

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

In this week’s episode: U.S. tariff pressure is prompting countries to tighten their forced-labor rules, changes that could prove more durable than the tariffs themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In fact, it feels like Michaels is trying to prove to everyone that he was right to resist firing Gillis, a decision he clearly regrets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

But investors don’t need to abandon tech names — in fact, bailing on the sector now could prove to be an expensive mistake, especially as a valuation reset provides cheap entry points.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

How he wished he could prove them all wrong.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

One shot in particular proves you can see everything while being blind to what you’re actually watching.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

"We will, in short, ensure any attack against any ally proves utterly futile."

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

If the approach proves successful in people, it could eventually reduce the number of procedures patients need, limit unwanted side effects, and provide longer-lasting protection against structural joint damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I think Ferrari proves the point that you can make a lot of money in the automotive business at low volumes, at a high price point,” McNeill said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Second,” Ms. Rochambeau continues, “you can prove your opponent’s point isn’t relevant, or third, you can turn their point around and show how it actually proves your side instead.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

But later, the task of aligning a small knife into the utensil basket proved to be another challenge.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

"The playground was just an asphalt strip between two rows of prefab buildings," he said, adding meetings with education authorities proved pointless.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

When both were scored for accuracy by a different group of assessors who didn’t know which translation was which, neither proved to be error-free.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

That proved handy during a recent flight to Rome, when a passenger a couple of rows down started asking for help shortly after takeoff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

And so it had proved through the years as people from all over Haarlem brought their clocks to him.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Speaking outside court, Ali said: "The harm is already done. The smears leave their stench, even when proven to be false."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The fate of these women and their children has proven a sticking point for the Western countries from where some originated, with many trapped or stripped of their citizenship by their former homelands.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

For now, D-serine should be considered an experimental approach rather than a proven treatment for brain aging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to compete against the Dodgers, because they obviously have proven to be a dominant baseball organization,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

“Even when it was clear it was a big year and I was proven right, there was no triumph in it,” he said.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Sakurai further gooses the nostalgia factor by laying in time-capsule radio smashes, with 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up?” proving particularly important to the plot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Tinucci said her priorities are growing overall revenue, investing in the business and proving that Uber Freight makes sense within Uber.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Because the research relied on survey responses, the results demonstrate associations rather than proving that these habits directly improve psychological flexibility or resilience.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

"It is about proving her capacity and proving her worth and showing what she can do because if she gets that certificate no-one can take that away from her."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

But nothing short of a miracle would allow me to finish proving up on the claim.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson


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