proven
Example Sentences
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Aha, the lawyer said — that shows you don’t believe that her death has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
From Los Angeles Times
But researchers said any benefits of the test "remain speculative" until it was proven to save lives and the NHS said it was looking at the results "carefully".
From BBC
Despite the prevalence of digestive-health issues, flatulence researchers have been limited to either invasive laboratory studies or self-reporting, which has proven unreliable.
Current medications and therapies can ease symptoms, but no treatment has been proven to stop or slow the disease itself.
From Science Daily
Bentley introduced a detective who misinterprets the clues made available to the reader; his solution is proven wrong even though the same clues yield the correct answer.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.