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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

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

"There are plenty of theories, but until now there has been very little empirical work carried out on the basic, measurable characteristics of the signs," Bentz explains.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Kepler’s laws were empirical, based upon the painstaking observations of Tycho Brahe.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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