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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
Adjective
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Big bets on unproven AI projects can lead to costly failures, which may hinder future AI projects and damage the company’s reputation.—
Nacho De Marco,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The controversial dossier contained salacious and unproven allegations highlighting alleged links between Russia, Mr. Trump and his associates.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But the investigator said this admission could make the alleged crime worse.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Tren de Aragua's most notorious alleged crime was the 2024 killing of Ronald Ojeda, a former Venezuelan army officer who conspired against Nicolás Maduro, the country's authoritarian leader, then fled to Chile.—
John Otis,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Implementing stronger oversight for speculative assets.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
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Government agencies are facing blistering criticism over their decision to allow untested — and potentially hazardous — wildfire ash and soil to be disposed of in municipal landfills across Southern California.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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And Letitia Wright, though a good actor, was perhaps too young and untested to live up to the undeniable movie star aura that surrounded Boseman as Black Panther.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 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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And Billups, to cite that hypothetical, might do a great job.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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For The Other To Blink Given the view in Europe that Trump is abandoning NATO in favor of the Kremlin, in a hypothetical future conflict with Russia, Europe might worry that the U.S. could cut off spare parts and updates for the F-35, Aboulafia says.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Unproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unproved. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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