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proof

[proof] / pruf /




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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

Haney urged jurors not to let Rinderknecht’s private messages, searches or personality substitute for proof of arson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Yet the 31-year-old looks back on his career as proof of a difficult truth about youth development in Scotland.

From BBC ● 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

Bobby also wanted proof that the prize fund was actually in a bank, and when that information, or proof of equity, wasn’t forthcoming, the entire venture dribbled away.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

"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

This suggests AI may prove to be just as valuable for discovering unexpected mathematical objects as it is for constructing proofs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Math progresses when we pose the right problems and come up with comprehensible proofs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

He merely set type, pulled proofs as usual.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

She said all UK and Welsh government domestic abuse policies should be "rural proofed" and highlighted issues such as internet connectivity and distance from police stations.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

The previous afternoon, Mr. Goldberg had mixed close to 200 pounds of dough and proofed it twice.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2022

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

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

We are not looking for a $76 grocery bill for a single meal, a sink full of mixing bowls or several hours spent laminating and proofing dough before anyone else wakes up.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 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

Got a bread baker on your gift list? Etsy.com has sellers of personalized loaf pans; proofing and baking kits; patterned linen bread bags; and handmade baskets and crockery.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 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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