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proven

adjective as in proved

adjective as in tried-and-true/tried and true

adjective as in well-founded

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Young faced 39 charges and, in September 2024, a UKA disciplinary panel found nine of those proven "wholly or in part", with seven of them serious.

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"Around the steel industry there has unfortunately been an air of uncertainty for quite some time, but it has proven to be very resilient," said Runtech head of operations Joe Roderick.

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The 17 miles of beach and coastal hills has, since World War II, proven critical in preparing soldiers for amphibious missions.

But time and again the same problems are raised, summed up brutally by another senior figure: "His judgement on people has proven to be flawed, see endless staffing resets."

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"There is some genetic evidence that points to the even earlier emergence of our species which may have recombined with our lineage, but this is not yet proven," he told BBC News.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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