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disprove

[dis-proov] / dɪsˈpruv /


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“There is a concern that our tax business is going to be disrupted by AI, and you can’t disprove a negative.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 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

It seemed to disprove the understanding that AI has been hurting mostly younger employees and those in entry-level jobs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

The river levels through Kingsland haven't reached the same heights since the damage was done, so it's not possible to prove or disprove his view.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

She, if anything, seemed the more conciliatory party, which seemed to disprove the hypothesis that he was at fault.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The Reform insider added: "The Lib Dems were claiming Nigel shoved her and that she was shaken, the video disproves that clearly."

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The study also disproves the widely repeated claim that baby rattlesnakes cannot control how much venom they release and therefore inject all of it when they bite.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

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

In view of this incontrovertible fact, how can I believe this passage disproves the lawfulness of slavery in the sight of God?

From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by E. N. Elliott

They also raised questions as to whether the charges could be trusted to be accurate — citing similar accusations being disproved elsewhere in the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The claim can never be disproved because its meaning isn’t fixed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Barton has no training and less than zero credibility, having been caught repeatedly peddling easily disproved lies.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 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

Not a word of it could ever be proved or disproved.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Green cites recent breakthroughs in mathematics by AI labs, including a partial solution to the infamously challenging Navier Stokes equations, and a more recent breakthrough disproving the Exponential Time Hypothesis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"Ryanair looks forward to disproving these false CMA claims during this bogus investigation," it added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

In time, more evidence may come to light either corroborating or disproving the allegations, but right now, we’re pulling on some pretty thin threads.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

The suit alleges Owens "disregarded all credible evidence disproving her claim in favor of platforming known conspiracy theorists and proven defamers."

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025

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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