counterexample
noun
coun·ter·ex·am·ple
ˈkau̇n-tər-ig-ˌzam-pəl 
: an example that refutes or disproves a proposition or theory
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History offers a counterexample worth remembering.
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Aron Solomon
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Lucid dreaming provides a counterexample.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Thousands of moves have nonetheless been enough to break ground on some long-standing counterexamples to the Andrews-Curtis conjecture.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2025
Desert Storm: Airpower Was Decisive Pundits who dismiss airpower’s effectiveness often ignore perhaps the clearest counterexample—Operation Desert Storm (1991).
—David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Aron Solomon
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Lucid dreaming provides a counterexample.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Thousands of moves have nonetheless been enough to break ground on some long-standing counterexamples to the Andrews-Curtis conjecture.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2025
Desert Storm: Airpower Was Decisive Pundits who dismiss airpower’s effectiveness often ignore perhaps the clearest counterexample—Operation Desert Storm (1991).
—David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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“Counterexample.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterexample. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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