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refutation

[ref-yoo-tay-shuhn] / ˌrɛf jʊˈteɪ ʃən /


NOUN
disproving
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Index funds add marginal exposure to stocks as they make relative gains, a seeming refutation of the age-old maxim to buy low, sell high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

Every single refutation of their conspiracy theory just proves that the conspiracy goes even further and deeper than they thought.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025

He also coauthored a detailed refutation of the theory that the Taurid swarm caused a global climate disaster 12,900 years ago.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2025

Pitts still sees the hat as a kind of refutation of tribalism—something that seems worth striving for but harder to manifest with each passing election.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2024

Proof and refutation are another of these linked pairs.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith


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