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proof

[proof] / pruf /




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Subsequent qualifications have been the legacy of Euro 2016, while future ambitions are proof of a desire to ensure generations to come continue to build on the foundations laid by their predecessors.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Will Rhind, CEO of exchange-traded-fund provider GraniteShares, said investors took those numbers as proof that Microsoft’s investments in AI are paying off.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Her son, Kim Aris, a British national, has sought independently verified proof that his mother is alive after she was transferred to house arrest.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

In a video call from the Southern California facility where he is detained, he finally showed them proof — a plastic bottle filled with drinking water and what appeared to be worm-like creatures.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

There was no scientific proof of their existence.

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

This will involve journals that require verification, hiring and tenure arrangements that reward exposition and checking, and collaborative practices for the verification of proofs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

“We’re on the path to achieve this transition from small proofs of concept to large enterprise deals,” Baratz said.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

XJW: One thing you guys taught me, which I wouldn’t have learned outside of this, was when Jean got her page proofs back, you were actually having fun doing your page proofs at pomodoros.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2025

Oddly, in the last proofs of the book before it was withdrawn, the minister had actually added a preface, praising Jul's "malicious touch and razor-sharp eye."

From BBC Mar. 21, 2025

They, who had seen proofs of the immensity of my power in the times when I was mightier than any wizard living?

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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

"Rural communities are losing out because the policy hasn't been rural proofed", said Rachel Evans; the organisation's director for Wales.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2022

At Sei, he buys produce — basil, mushrooms, garlic, eggs — from the Santa Monica Farmers Market twice a week, and works with a yeasted dough that’s proofed slowly over the course of two days.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 2022

Rye- and wheat-based sourdoughs often require a pre-shaping step before being placed in tins or bannetons, but gluten-free breads are primarily shaped by the container in which they're proofed.

From Salon Feb. 8, 2022

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

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

Amazon believes the new chip offers a path to scaling up to more powerful machines with this type of error proofing built in, but researchers admit there are many challenges ahead.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2025

The Barrett campaign described this as a simple proofing screw-up and said that the team had been working off of a template used ahead of the state’s Aug. 6 primary.

From Slate Oct. 19, 2024

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

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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