disprove
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Reconstructing one cybersecurity incident doesn’t disprove Mr. Hubinger’s probability estimate or Mr. Amodei’s warning about future systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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
Third, by demanding that plaintiffs disentangle race from politics, the court asks them to disprove the very structural reality that social network discrimination reveals.
From Slate ● May 22, 2026
“This test,” he says, “was to disprove your theory of how to achieve the bottom of the trench.”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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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
Sala, has denied the sexual assault allegation in comments to the media, saying he has proof that disproves the sheriff’s claim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
One of his new songs disproves that theory.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
First, then, it disproves the idea of the spirit passing at death into a state of unconsciousness, from which it is to wake only at the great day of the resurrection.
From The State of the Blessed Dead by Henry Alford
The claim can never be disproved because its meaning isn’t fixed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
He said that with closed-circuit cameras everywhere, any allegation of a security breach easily can be validated or disproved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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
He had never seen the photograph that disproved their guilt.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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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 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
Last July the Macrons filed a lawsuit against Owens, alleging that she "disregarded all credible evidence disproving her claim in favour of platforming known conspiracy theorists and proven defamers".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Now he was sure that there was a grave misunderstanding taking place, and that unraveling it, disproving it, was going to take days.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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