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His code name was Lawful, and Ted did want to prove that he couldn’t be defeated.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
But there are others who absolutely believe in City executives Khaldoon Al Mubarak and Ferran Soriano's vows to prove the club's innocence.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
But investors are still waiting for Argentina's roller-coaster economy to "prove that what it's doing will actually be sustainable over time," economist Marcelo Elizondo told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Almeida said he was sure copycats would emerge, but he remains confident Jev will prove more capable and intelligent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
And then, as if to prove her point, she vomited.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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If, say, the Brewers or Rays win, the owners will say that’s the exception that proves the rule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
As with so many of The Beatles’ signature albums, “Rubber Soul” proves to be an embarrassment of riches.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The mercurial singer’s latest album is designed for the club, but it proves oddly dull and anonymous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
If the approach proves successful, it could open new ways to convert large volumes of industrial waste into marketable products.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
“See, Dad? That proves we’d be really responsible if we got a dog.”
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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Exactly a year since he unveiled his first collection at Chanel, Franco-Belgian designer Matthieu Blazy has proved himself to be a shrewd and hugely profitable recruit by the family-owned French fashion label.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Mercedes have brought their first major upgrade since the Canadian Grand Prix in June, but it has not proved the step forward hoped.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Two plays from junior free safety Jake Martin proved his coach right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
That moment proved to be pivotal as former Newcastle winger Radwan latched on to Freddie Steward's exquisite grubber kick to touch down.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
But Turk, a man, and Dido, a woman, received lesser sentences—twenty-nine lashes each—since their role in the plot was not fully proved.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Lethal injection has proven to be a difficult execution method to get right.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The economics of certain business models, such as robots-as-a-service, also remain mostly untested and have not been a proven success for at least one humanoid company, Agility, according to a regulatory filing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Venezuela says it has 300 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, more than any other country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mindgard has not proven whether the answers supplied by Kimi on concerning topics would work.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“I’ve proven myself. Now I need a snake!”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Broaden the search to state and local contests and there are 474 electoral rematches nationwide -- proving that in American politics, as in Hollywood, there is rarely any objection to a sequel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Coach JJ Redick expects training camp to be a proving ground for players who want start and be part of the rotation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Botswana also tightly regulates game meat, and its legal possession generally depends on proving it came from a lawful hunt.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
At the Chef’s Table Festival, the women chefs seemed less interested in proving that they could succeed within the old model than in asking what might happen if they built something different.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Unfortunately, proving that required tracking down my least favorite person.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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