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While slash-and-burn farming is illegal in Indonesia, enforcement of a ban has long proven tricky.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The fate of these women and their children has proven a sticking point for the Western countries from where some originated, with many trapped or stripped of their citizenship by their former homelands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
For now, D-serine should be considered an experimental approach rather than a proven treatment for brain aging.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to compete against the Dodgers, because they obviously have proven to be a dominant baseball organization,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Nobody said, “She’s innocent until proven guilty, remember?”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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