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Oddly, in the last proofs of the book before it was withdrawn, the minister had actually added a preface, praising Jul's "malicious touch and razor-sharp eye."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