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Recent Examples of unproved
During the 2020 wildfires in Oregon, for example, armed men hampered firefighting, fueled by unproved rumors that antifa had set the fires.
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
Although unproved, accusations that many prominent politicians continue to patronize Boko Haram have also likely caused irreparable damage to the Bornoan elite’s legitimacy.
—Jason Warner, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2015
Carlson promoted the unproved theory that the FBI instigated the riots in a documentary that was shown on the Fox Nation streaming service.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
The Bombieri-Vinogradov theorem, which is still widely used, instantly proved many of the results that had previously relied on the unproved generalized Riemann hypothesis.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
Although unproved, accusations that many prominent politicians continue to patronize Boko Haram have also likely caused irreparable damage to the Bornoan elite’s legitimacy.
—Jason Warner, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2015
Carlson promoted the unproved theory that the FBI instigated the riots in a documentary that was shown on the Fox Nation streaming service.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
The Bombieri-Vinogradov theorem, which is still widely used, instantly proved many of the results that had previously relied on the unproved generalized Riemann hypothesis.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unproved
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In its place now stands a site promoting the unproven idea that the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 was generated in and leaked from a lab in China, sparking the global health crisis.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Kennedy’s statements show a recognizable pattern: a lukewarm statement supporting medical facts sandwiched between unproven treatments and junk science.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2025
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According to the indictment, Keesee committed the alleged acts of rape between May 2002 and November 2006.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Trump has threatened to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status after the university declined to comply with an order from the administration to crack down on alleged antisemitism.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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First, because our common narrative framework depends on the past, many people still consider warming through a speculative lens, failing to recognize the severity, and urgency, of superstorms and sea-level rise.—
Heather Hansman,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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But there was a definite hostage-video vibe to her appearances during the presidential campaign, giving students of body language a speculative field day.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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This can skew critical processes if untested data assumptions go undetected.—
Tarun Eldho Alias,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Like most of Central America, Panama has not traditionally served as a destination for migrants or asylum-seekers, and its policies are relatively untested.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Apr. 2025
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But the possible consequences of an Iranian nuclear capability are largely conjectural (save for one: nobody would think of invading Iran anymore).—
Barry R. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Sep. 2010
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That statistic is somewhat conjectural, since the vast majority of rapes in India are apparently not reported.—
Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
7 Nov. 2023
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These aren’t hypothetical scenarios, but active use cases in pilot programs around the world.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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A lot was still hypothetical, imagined and hopeful about what could be.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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