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According to 20th-century philosopher Karl Popper, scientific claims must be open to refute by what?

refute

[ri-fyoot] / rɪˈfjut /


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“We believe the partnership helps refute the recent bear thesis that AI agents and personal shoppers could disintermediate Shopify and its large payments business,” Shah wrote in an investor note.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Naturally, this makes the film’s contents easier to refute for those who choose to deny the obvious.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 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 ● 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 ● May 24, 2026

When the famous Dr. Johnson was told of Berkeley’s opinion, he cried, “I refute it thus!” and stubbed his toe on a large stone.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Miss Marple encapsulates this idea of older women becoming invisible and being seen as no longer capable, and obviously she refutes that every time so brilliantly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Neeleman also vocally refutes the idea of being a tradwife while, for example, showcasing the joys of making homemade cheese while an infant is strapped to her.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 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 ● 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 ● Feb. 18, 2026

“I think not. Look how thin she is. Her weight refutes that accusation. “

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

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 ● Aug. 4, 2026

Sawyer denied this allegation and refuted the claim that he was still running the business.

From BBC ● 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 ● May 12, 2026

A vlogger named Jake Rosmarin who is on the MV Hondius has refuted claims that the ship is dirty, saying on social media it’s “simply not true.”

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

He refuted Young’s wild charges, but the majority of the club’s members were bewildered, did not know whether to believe him or not.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Ms. Fritz’s task in refuting the rumors of a love affair isn’t easy, but she keeps at it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

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 ● Jun. 29, 2026

Fun as it is to watch, there’s no refuting how psychologically sadistic “The Traitors” can be.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

Carlos Iván Mendoza Hernández told his attorney that he only attempted to leave the scene after authorities had fired on his vehicle, refuting the agency’s account.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

“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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