refute
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This technique also makes them difficult to refute based on feeling alone.
From Salon β Jul. 18, 2026
However, the England head coach has since appeared to refute the idea the defensive retreat was a result of the directions he'd provided his team.
From BBC β Jul. 17, 2026
RAND: Being able to marshal a lot of facts and evidence to refute conspiracy beliefs is really important.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 24, 2026
Federal prosecutors, seeking to imprison Rinderknecht for up to 45 years, say they will call ATF experts to refute that fireworks, a cigarette or power lines started the Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times β May 4, 2026
Printed books, by improving access to information, make it far easier to establish and refute facts.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Early in the film, Billy refutes Kris’ overcomplicated idea of horror films.
From Salon β Aug. 26, 2026
"Our results have far-reaching implications. Firstly, it refutes the hypothesis that any organics found in fossils must result from contamination."
From Science Daily β May 14, 2026
Outside of the Chagall exhibition in Moscow, former piano teacher Irina refutes the idea of trying to escape from the war.
From Barron's β Feb. 18, 2026
It also refutes any suggestion of bias, saying Ahmed had a "limited professional acquaintance" with Stock.
From BBC β Feb. 3, 2026
Kassia’s haunting music has recendy been recorded for the first time in a thousand years, and it rather gracefully refutes the assumption that the development of early music is exclusively the handiwork of men.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
However, “Iran refuted the existence of talks with the U.S., which could still limit the extent of the pullback in prices,” Dahrieh adds.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 4, 2026
Sawyer denied this allegation and refuted the claim that he was still running the business.
From BBC β May 20, 2026
Cento refuted the claims made in the complaint and will seek dismissal of the lawsuit in court, a company spokesperson told The Times on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times β May 12, 2026
A company spokesperson also refuted that reward benchmarks had been shared with employees ahead of the program’s July launch.
From MarketWatch β May 6, 2026
“When Diogenes the Cynic heard, in a debate, that there was no such thing as change nor motion, he refuted the charge by walking about the stage during his opponent’s speech, waggling his legs.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
The conflict has functioned as an accelerated stress test, compressing years of operational learning into months and validating or refuting assumptions about real-world system performance.
From MarketWatch β Jun. 29, 2026
General Medical Center issued a statement on Thursday refuting reports that federal authorities had carried out enforcement operations at the downtown trauma center.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 20, 2025
The Met Gala is not a perfect establishment, but that doesn’t mean it’s worth refuting entirely.
From Salon β May 6, 2025
Ecowas came to Nigeria's defence in a statement on Thursday refuting the claims.
From BBC β Dec. 27, 2024
“No, of course I—” I was so committed to refuting him that I had half-denied the charge before I understood it; now my eyes swung back to his face.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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