as in refuting
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as in overturning
to prove to be false
theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience
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But the company is refuting the claims.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026 -
On Tuesday, Cordero-Stutz’s office issued a statement refuting a recent school system memo that had said there was a deal for the Sheriff’s Office to help process outstanding bus-camera violations that had been issued before last year’s suspension but are currently stalled in court.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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Which may make his initial approach seem a bit contradictory to the expectation.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The high court typically weighs in on cases where multiple judicial circuits have contradictory rulings on the same matter, but Bill Shipley, a former federal prosecutor, believes the justices could take up the case before such a split among the appeals courts.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Confuting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confuting. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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