demonstrate
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Protesters gather in San Antonio, Texas, on Aug. 28 to demonstrate against construction of a border wall in Big Bend National Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Before introducing restrictions, authorities must demonstrate that short-term rentals have had a significant adverse effect on housing affordability or availability for at least three years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The finding does not provide a unified theory of quantum mechanics and gravity, and it does not demonstrate that gravity itself is quantum.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Traders signing up to the scheme will need to demonstrate certain standards of customer service, transparency and dispute resolution.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
In an early unpublished text from the 1590s he sought to demonstrate that Archimedes’ principle, that a body floats when it displaces its own weight in water, is necessarily true.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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The backlash from residents in the Central Valley to the possibility of even a small-scale data center demonstrates how acutely the issue has put many Americans on edge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
But “A Nation of Artists” demonstrates that Philadelphia, sometimes called “the birthplace of America,” is a cradle of American art, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Can a repugnant act really dull the exquisite beauty of art, and if so, can that beauty return if the artist demonstrates remorse?
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
The finding also demonstrates how older museum specimens can continue to produce major discoveries long after they were first collected.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
He demonstrates how to use the machine safely, then asks, “Ready?”
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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In a school for the deaf in Kenya, children signed their excitement as a team demonstrated how a robotic arm could revolutionise their studies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Yehuda Cohen Tzedek, a 29-year-old former Hilltop Youth, demonstrated how people at outposts use nail guns to call for help from others nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
“I understand that meaningful atonement is not achieved through an exhibition . . . It is a continuing responsibility, demonstrated through listening, learning and one’s conduct over time.”
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
"We have demonstrated that when we are in a position to reduce tariffs, we do so without delay, and we hope to be able to do so again, once the global markets allow this."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
In some ways, these convicts were the most frightening to contemplate, for they demonstrated that badness could take hold of anyone.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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When the party got together in the same West Midlands venue a year ago, they were an insurgency provoking intrigue and attention and demonstrating plenty of momentum.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
According to Gallardo, demonstrating that established theories of gravity continue to work over enormous distances strengthens the standard model of cosmology.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Not only did Paramount leak the alleged substance of the settlement discussions, but they misrepresented these discussions, demonstrating a lack of good faith,” Bonta said on Monday, noting: “I have pulled down this meeting.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“He’s demonstrating his readiness to become the new opposition leader,” Fesenko said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Four names a few different punches, demonstrating each one as he does, first against the air and then against the punching bag.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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