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[proof] / pruf /




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This time, the VAR decided he did not have the necessary conclusive proof to be sure the ball touched the hand.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Undue influence carries a high burden of proof, particularly when the alleged influencer is an adult child who, your brother will argue, devoted three years to caring for your father.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

State officials and election experts have pointed to the small numbers of arrests, despite a sweeping probe to find such voters by Essayli and others, as proof such fraud is rare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The findings therefore should not be interpreted as proof that drinking extremely hot tea directly causes vascular disease.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Maybe faith was like Einstein with all his theories—ideas with no proof.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

"To be clear, we did not use their prompts or proofs to prompt our models or direct our agents," Bubeck said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

"However, our proofs differ significantly and even the precise results proved are different."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

During its long history, the Jacobian conjecture has been the subject of many claimed proofs, including by Beniamino Segre and Wolfgang Gröbner, two famed 20th-century mathematicians.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

The use of AI at many companies began in earnest in recent years with proofs of concept.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

I love mathematic proofs, but I don’t think we’ll get into them in 7th grade.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

Campbell ran Ben’s Bread solo for six of the last eight years, sometimes speeding between multiple kitchens across the city to get everything proofed, baked and packaged.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

He wants to see the new law "contain future proofed regulation", so it also requires the same admission for altered videos, and any other tech developments.

From BBC ● May 14, 2023

Apparently, the host explained that she had "stupid proofed" the room – not just by using the notes but also making hardware adjustments.

From Fox News ● Dec. 21, 2021

The best way to determine if rolls are properly proofed are cues like visible puffiness, or the "poke test."

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021

There was not a piece of armour proofed in Europe but what Unde Dap had a theory about it He was furious with the new Gothic style, with its ridges and scallop-patterns and fluting.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

This took so long we often didn’t leave until 11 p.m., making sure to check all the pages first, as if we were proofing a print publication.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

"Sealing gaps and draught proofing is the number one step because it's so low cost," he said.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026

The monument park is a “dream project” that Halsey has been “visioning, proofing and prototyping” ever since she studied architecture at El Camino community college in Torrance, Halsey said in the announcement Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024

But it went right to Gary so he could be proofing along the way.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2023

The only similarity between the rest of the town and the church is the small windows covered with iron bars, but the shambler proofing is barely noticeable on such an impressive building.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland


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