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as in observational
based on observation or experience
guidelines for raising children that are based on empirical evidence
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as in demonstrable
capable of being proven as true or real
a philosopher who does not regard "God exists" as an empirical statement
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Recent Examples of empirical
The Epic findings put some empirical evidence behind the idea that birth order can also be a driver of one's behavioral health.
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Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Academic research should be gathered and summarized, ensuring that recommendations are well-supported by empirical evidence.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
An empirical scientist at heart, Olah stresses there is still much work to be done.
—Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
In this sense, the trend toward extreme expertise has made marketing secondary to empirical results.
—Lara Devgan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Academic research should be gathered and summarized, ensuring that recommendations are well-supported by empirical evidence.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
An empirical scientist at heart, Olah stresses there is still much work to be done.
—Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
In this sense, the trend toward extreme expertise has made marketing secondary to empirical results.
—Lara Devgan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Given the demonstrable shot in the arm that out-of-home deliveries have given the holiday games since 2020, when Nielsen began blending those impressions with its vanilla TV data, Fox needn’t overly concern itself about losing ground this year.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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There’s also the implication—or rather the demonstrable truth—that A could be anyone, of any age.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 June 2024
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For such an iconic, objective award, the Heisman is the preeminent testament to the whims of subjectivity.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The curse of religion is that its faithful cannot learn objective lessons from the evidence before them.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Our job is to give readers an independent, verifiable account of what’s happening, even if the president is calling us enemies of the people or bloodsuckers.Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2024
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Across the country, 97% of voters will cast ballots in jurisdictions that provide verifiable paper backups, Easterly said.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Once on the record, Dickinson recounted the sidebar with the attorneys, making factual claims that Beles says were flat-out false.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Provide clear, factual updates on any potential policy impacts.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Even if there can are provable associations between the structural brain differences and political ideology, one important question is which direction does the cause-and-effect work?Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The goal is to reach Stage 2, where proof systems become fully trustless and security councils intervene only for provable bugs.Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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In 2014, alternative-pop singer Banks made her debut with the emotive and experimental Goddess.Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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Now, the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Australia is kicking off an exhibition dedicated to the 20th-century painter’s diverse and experimental career.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Those include new housing, new bridges, a new dog park and an experiential retail center comparable to The LAB Anti-Mall in Costa Mesa.Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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These premium experiential packages include access to NBA and WNBA events alongside unique off-the-court programming such as player and legend meet-and-greets, behind-the-scenes tours, concerts and hospitality hubs designed to reach global fans of the game.Angel Diaz, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
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Chief among these is the famous P versus NP problem, which asks whether all problems with easily checkable solutions are also easy to solve with the right ingenious algorithm.WIRED, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
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For two years starting in March 2020, the M2 money supply—a measure of the cash and checkable deposits in circulation plus savings deposits and other easily convertible assets—grew at an unprecedented annual rate of 16.5%.John Greenwood, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
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“Empirical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empirical. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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