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The participation of skywatchers across the country proved especially valuable.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Environmental Protection Agency this week claimed that recent soil testing in Altadena proved that expedited federal cleanup efforts had effectively removed toxic ash and debris from homes destroyed by the deadly Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Cheating aside, the Model Ts proved that they could.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In other words, there would have to be evidence linking test results to a treatment that has been proved to improve health, and many longevity interventions don’t have that backing.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

It was also in 1967 that side-scan sonar proved indispensable in helping George Bass find what was then the world’s oldest shipwreck off the coast of Uluburun, Turkey.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler