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Andreeva may have been the heavy favourite based on ranking and pedigree, but Chwalinska has proved to be a tricky opponent who plays with real variety.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The issue of parking at one of Wales' most popular beauty spots has proved a thorny one with residents and visitors.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

At ASCO, promising early-stage data from Pfizer and the BMS-BioNTech partnership proved that this new drug class is the next major battleground in oncology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

But in his earlier picture of another Bostonian, a man with political views different from his own, he proved how a commercial engagement could reflect and even transcend a fraught political moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It bet, in effect, on England rather than France as the hegemonic European power of the future, which proved prophetic.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis