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proven

adjective as in proved

adjective as in tried-and-true/tried and true

adjective as in well-founded

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“The idea of building leverage to force concessions from China has just been proven faulty, and future U.S. threats will be seen as empty.”

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It has proven to be resilient to rising competition from more players in Thailand’s lifestyle market, the analyst notes.

The good news for Dos Pueblos is that it has already proven it can compete against the best, having taken Orange Lutheran to overtime early in the season before losing.

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But finding new drugs that can surpass the weight loss of existing medicines or offer a more convenient pill alternative has proven difficult.

Quantum and classical computers have different applications: Classical computers are cheaper, general-purpose machines, while more expensive and delicate quantum computers so far have proven their prowess at complex problems like large-scale simulations.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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