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empirical

[em-pir-i-kuhl] / ɛmˈpɪr ɪ kəl /


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“And in a market like Manhattan or the Hamptons, that simply isn’t supported by empirical data.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Kung said local community organizers are “looking at the empirical evidence” and seeing a ban as a win.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The idea that “there will be no victor or vanquished” is not poetic fatalism, it is empirical reality.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

But 34 years later, Sims and Sargent would share in the 2011 economics Nobel for “for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

"One in three, based on empirical data. That's pretty bad if you think about it."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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