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[proov] / pruv /


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While demand for crude has eased, that ultimately might not prove to be as big of a boon for consumers as many might expect.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

According to the researchers, this finding does not directly prove that digoxin is effective.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

His next goal: call a game on consecutive days, just as a relief pitcher has to prove he can pitch on consecutive days.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

His diplomacy around fixing a busted sewage system might prove to be crucial to gaining club membership, members said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Instead, I would have to prove to her that I was useful to have around.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

His fee, however, illustrates how quickly the equation can change once a teenager proves himself at senior level.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

A writer facing a slump finds fresh energy when his children’s new nanny proves to be an admirer of his books.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

It certainly helps that this family is firmly anchored by Lynskey, who proves, yet again, that she can do anything.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

If the idea proves correct, these primordial black holes could offer clues to several major unanswered questions in cosmology.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

If anything, it only further proves my point: Mateo doesn’t deserve to die.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Those doses caused heart muscle cells to contract more strongly, but that effect ultimately proved less helpful.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

The new arrangement has proved popular with the penguins, including 38-year-old Spneb, who is believed to be the world's oldest Humboldt penguin.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

And here again, I have been proved right.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Wrries about competition from short-form video have proved to be unfounded, in Pershing Square’s view, and Netflix has deep enough pockets to pay for the higher compute costs that could come from long-form high-quality video.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The admiral proved deft at finding the wind he needed to keep the Bloomer in view.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

In claiming her first senior international title, Werro has proven she is ready to rival the Briton for the sport's biggest prizes for years to come.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

“They’ve proven to be too effective at catching bass.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

So far, the move in yields has proven sticky, even in the face of economic data that might have been expected to push yields lower.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

He was an established artist with a proven catalog of his own.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

“It has been millennia since I fought at the side of a demigod, but Hazel Levesque has proven herself worthy. What do you say, Clytius? Shall we play with fire?”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Deckers Outdoor, in May, said its Ugg Zora line — which has the fluffy interior an Ugg boot in roughly the shape of a ballet shoe — was proving appealing to customers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

While she doesn’t see herself as being political, the collective concerns of many like her are proving to be a force of their own up and down ballots.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Fittingly, for a man so bent on proving himself the greatest of all time, Djokovic paired up with director Jason Hehir, best known for “The Last Dance,” the documentary about Michael Jordan and the Bulls.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Data centers are also proving massively unpopular, even among conservative voters in rural areas.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Kathy would have to go back into the city and find papers proving ownership of their office building.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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