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Recent Examples of unproven
The proposal passed despite persistent objections from environmentalists who argued that storing industrial carbon emissions underground is unproven and could endanger nearby communities if there are leaks.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
This high-risk, high-reward nature of venture capital is well-suited for funding transformative healthcare innovations deemed too new or unproven.
—Mariya Filipova, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The removal comes after Al B. Sure!, legal name Albert Joseph Brown III, sent a cease and desist regarding contents in the unproven memoir to Todd, legal name Todd Christopher Guzze, as well as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy, according to Page Six.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Oct. 2024
While the scientific validation of crystal healing remains unproven, spiritual practitioners believe in its metaphysical properties, which are said to support emotional well-being.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
This high-risk, high-reward nature of venture capital is well-suited for funding transformative healthcare innovations deemed too new or unproven.
—Mariya Filipova, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The removal comes after Al B. Sure!, legal name Albert Joseph Brown III, sent a cease and desist regarding contents in the unproven memoir to Todd, legal name Todd Christopher Guzze, as well as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy, according to Page Six.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Oct. 2024
While the scientific validation of crystal healing remains unproven, spiritual practitioners believe in its metaphysical properties, which are said to support emotional well-being.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unproven
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During the 2020 wildfires in Oregon, for example, armed men hampered firefighting, fueled by unproved rumors that antifa had set the fires.Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
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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
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Of course, there must be clear rules of the road, but these rules are often conflicting, untested, and inconsistently implemented.Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
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The arguments focus on the billionaires, out-of-state moneyed interests and corporations behind the effort, and the untested nature of the system in Colorado.John Frank, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Chigvintsev subsequently canceled the request for assistance, but sheriff’s deputies turned up anyway and took him into custody, based on deputies seeing a visible injury on the alleged victim, a sheriff’s spokesperson said.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The aim of the investigation was to discover how the alleged tax fraud had been implemented internally.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.Katie Stockton, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rarely does this speculative frenzy turn out nicely.Jim Osman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Consider this hypothetical; a customer signs a contract to buy the Evolv Express and subscribe to its software.Jesse Silvertown, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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From these observations, researchers calculated the position of a hypothetical planet, then pointed their best telescopes there.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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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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