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[proof] / pruf /




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Although he admits he has no proof, Kalimuththu is convinced the spinning blades are driving fish away.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Do I need to keep detailed records of every expense, or would the university’s published allowance and proof of rent and utility payments generally be sufficient?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

“We’re going to need some more proof points as everyone gets through earnings when it comes to the return on investments.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

However, the researchers emphasize that the findings should not be interpreted as proof of previously unknown side effects.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

“The proof is there, and it is irrefutable,” he told the court.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Urschel was blown away by the findings because he happened to understand the hundreds of proofs better than nearly any human on the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"To be clear, we did not use their prompts or proofs to prompt our models or direct our agents," Bubeck said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

During its long history, the Jacobian conjecture has been the subject of many claimed proofs, including by Beniamino Segre and Wolfgang Gröbner, two famed 20th-century mathematicians.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

While looking over the proofs for her latest cookbook, she picked up a marker and drew a mermaid.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

In Quintilian it is a little more complicated: witnesses and documents come to the lawyer from outside; technical proofs are constructed by the lawyer himself, so that they are formed within the discipline of oratory.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Campbell ran Ben’s Bread solo for six of the last eight years, sometimes speeding between multiple kitchens across the city to get everything proofed, baked and packaged.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

He wants to see the new law "contain future proofed regulation", so it also requires the same admission for altered videos, and any other tech developments.

From BBC ● May 14, 2023

Apparently, the host explained that she had "stupid proofed" the room – not just by using the notes but also making hardware adjustments.

From Fox News ● Dec. 21, 2021

The best way to determine if rolls are properly proofed are cues like visible puffiness, or the "poke test."

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021

There was not a piece of armour proofed in Europe but what Unde Dap had a theory about it He was furious with the new Gothic style, with its ridges and scallop-patterns and fluting.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

We are not looking for a $76 grocery bill for a single meal, a sink full of mixing bowls or several hours spent laminating and proofing dough before anyone else wakes up.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Amazon believes the new chip offers a path to scaling up to more powerful machines with this type of error proofing built in, but researchers admit there are many challenges ahead.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025

The Barrett campaign described this as a simple proofing screw-up and said that the team had been working off of a template used ahead of the state’s Aug. 6 primary.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2024

The monument park is a “dream project” that Halsey has been “visioning, proofing and prototyping” ever since she studied architecture at El Camino community college in Torrance, Halsey said in the announcement Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024

The only similarity between the rest of the town and the church is the small windows covered with iron bars, but the shambler proofing is barely noticeable on such an impressive building.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland


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