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For parents who are able to take annual leave, Streeter said a "DIY approach" - by keeping children entertained with picnics, local attractions and low cost days out could prove "far better value".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Companies and their boards must decide if they will be the ones to prove it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Or, if admissible and verified, the Senussi Files might prove once and for all what Dick Marquise and other investigators have been saying all along.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“We’re faced with the need to prove to the people in our individual communities that we matter enough to them that they should support us,” Eustis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
To prove his point, he popped his head back inside the rock and then back out again like some kind of deranged jack-in-the-box.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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"Bartlett was alone with Atticus when he suffered these injuries, and the medical evidence gathered during the investigation proves he was solely responsible for causing them - despite his claims of innocence."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“The wide range suggests outcomes remain highly contingent on how durable the current positive market backdrop proves to be.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
None of this proves anything about the future, naturally, and you can take it all with a grain of salt.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
If Berry’s track proves to be the Stones’ final utterance, they will have concluded an illustrious career in fine style.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
On closer examination, it merely proves to reflect the ubiquitous role of geography in the transmission of human culture and technology.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Sullivan asks Graham in March about how much longer the war in Iran is going to last, and Graham provides a response that proved to be wildly off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
And a pilot by the Street Vendor Project nonprofit deployed similar batteries to food trucks, but a lack of charging infrastructure proved an issue.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Schrager said the panel had confirmed she did not intentionally use or ingest Ligandrol, and she had proved that inadvertent environmental contamination from a minute trace of Ligandrol was to blame for the positive test.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Charter Communications’ latest earnings results highlight the increasingly competitive broadband market, which has proved challenging for established cable providers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mrs. Contreras had tried to convince him that magic wasn’t real, but today proved that Danny was onto something.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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"Stone Cloak is the best of homegrown British innovation and proven on the frontline, and it will be vital to protecting our security in both our countries," Burnham said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Despite being the oldest player in the NBA, at 41 years old, James has proven he has plenty left in the tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Restaurant manager Eugene Ganly was initially concerned that people wouldn’t come because there were so many watch parties happening all over the county; Ganly said he was quickly proven wrong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
In this case, the babies' birth certificates have been proven to be fraudulent and thus a court could find the basis of their adoption "questionable", he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
I assumed that if you committed a crime, you got the punishment you deserved, and innocent people would always be proven innocent.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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Hundreds of kilometres away, the new Valencia fire was proving "very intense", Pilar Bernabe, the central government delegate to Valencia wrote on X.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
And recently, Iran has been using it in complex attacks, proving itself to be an adaptable adversary for the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
"He works extremely hard and has impressive physical attributes, while also proving over a number of years playing in Scotland that he has the ability to score goals and create for his team," said O'Neil.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
If there was a minor traffic infraction or other probable cause to make a stop, proving their motive requires them to confess to acting with intent to discriminate, Willis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
An admirable outcome, were this world one Fastness of the Handdara, but alas we must walk forward troubling the new snow, proving and disproving, asking and answering.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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