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disprove

[dis-proov] / dɪsˈpruv /


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Braun argued that the portrayal of his client drinking and racing wasn’t supported by the facts and that there was no evidence to disprove his client’s testimony that he was traveling at 55 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The PGA of America has responded by setting up the course in a manner which aimed to disprove that.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Lowry immediately landed a job directing his first museum, taking the gig in part “to disprove my father telling me there were no jobs in Islamic art.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

He added that software companies right now have no way to disprove the thesis of disruption because that thesis is that the disruption will come in a few years, rather than now.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

“Him and a lot of guys before him. But he proved it in new ways. Mostly to disprove it, I think, but still, yep. That’s what he meant.”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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