unproven

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Many of these “initiatives” or dreams, the company admits, “involve significant technical complexity, unproven technologies, or technologies that do not exist or may require significant advancement, and such initiatives may not achieve commercial viability.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Beyond a financial injection, the $2 billion funding package served as a vote of confidence in a technology that many still treat as an unproven, long-term gamble.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But Human Rights Watch urged the government to scrap the scheme, describing it as "unproven technology" that will undermine the protections vulnerable children are entitled to.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

More recently, reports from HHS-linked policy shifts show the agency removing or revising longstanding public health warnings, including content related to unproven medical treatments, further intensifying concerns among health experts about institutional credibility.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Dr. D. W. Bliss was one who thought that germ theory was unproven.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow