disprove
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"In situations like that, the line becomes blurred. Relationship issues are difficult to disprove."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
It’s an idea that some mathematicians believe is true but nobody has been able to prove or disprove.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Others note that the presence of body-worn cameras has helped disprove frivolous claims filed by criminal suspects or others who have an ax to grind with the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Most people who tackled this problem tried to prove Erdős’s conjecture, rather than disprove it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 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
For a company that prides itself on entering categories late and defining them, Apple’s AI execution has been the exception that disproves the rule.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
In fact, the history of whaling on its own disproves the central point of “The Killing Age,” that guns were a sine qua non for the making of the modern world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
"Find some evidence that shows it couldn't be walking. Because nothing we've seen anywhere disproves that," said Lipo.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2025
It's a looser arrangement than their previous deal - but it disproves claims that the Sussexes and Netflix are going to completely part company.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
The fanatic is often crafty just as the madman is: the presence of craft in neither case disproves the existence of sincerity.
From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by Justin McCarthy
Barton has no training and less than zero credibility, having been caught repeatedly peddling easily disproved lies.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party just disproved one of the oldest truisms in the country’s politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Chief among them: statements without clearly defined facts attached, meaning that they can neither be proved nor disproved; statements involving cherry-picked facts; and promises.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
“Their own fact-checking efforts disproved the accusation,” Smartmatic’s court filing said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
Ideas put forward with conviction were likely to be the products of wild crystallographers who delighted in being in a field where their ideas could not be easily disproved.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Rather than disproving AI’s potential, this hiring rebound suggests many employers misunderstood where AI creates value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Ryanair looks forward to disproving these false CMA claims during this bogus investigation," it added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
In my clinical practice, I’ve learned that the key isn’t just disproving individual claims about Tylenol, autism, or vaccines—it’s explaining how to think about medical evidence.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2025
While researchers have speculated that this may happen, there hasn't been any direct visualization at the atomic scale proving or disproving the theory.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
The other night Dr. Strauss was saying that an experi- mental failure, the disproving of a theory, was as important to the advancement of learning as a success would be.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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