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proof

[proof] / pruf /




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“You’re a failure. You never had any talent in the first place. You didn’t deserve it. This is proof.”

From Salon

But when he returned, it was with us, the family he made, the proof that while he was gone, he didn’t just survive, but lived.

From Salon

You can’t really lie about your age, because you have to show proof of identification.

From The Wall Street Journal

O’Connell, a former NFL quarterback, has earned a reputation for getting the most out of his quarterbacks—and Darnold, a former New York Jets draftee bust, was proof.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both have higher burdens of proof than asylum but don’t provide a pathway to citizenship.

From Los Angeles Times