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Recent Examples of nonempirical
The enforcement of such nonempirical standards as taste and judgment implies a kind of cultural and aesthetic hierarchy that Silicon Valley’s ruling class embraces ruthlessly but will never admit to countenancing.
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Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019
Each story represents a fresh challenge of how to say things in a nonempirical way.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 24 June 2018
Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019
Each story represents a fresh challenge of how to say things in a nonempirical way.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 24 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonempirical
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Legacy power grids, water systems and emergency response networks are no longer theoretical.—
Marty Sprinzen,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Dutch theoretical physicist, now a professor emeritus at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, has spent much of the past half-century reshaping our understanding of the fundamental forces that knit together reality.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2025
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The pair went to different Frisco high schools, but were both at Kuykendall Stadium on April 2 for a track meet, where the alleged stabbing occurred.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Panama’s issues with the CK Hutchison contract come as the Trump administration in the U.S. continues to put pressure on the country due to alleged Chinese influence over the Panama Canal.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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For example, a purely hypothetical deal of Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, Nikola Jovic and two or three first-rounders for Morant and a minimum salary would work within cap rules.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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To be clear: The consumer version of a psychiatric BCI like Inner Cosmos’ Digital Pill may be just as distant or hypothetical as any other BCI.—
Naveen Rao,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Computer chip with Chinese flag, 3d conceptual illustration.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
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That track does not appear on the album, which draws conceptual inspiration from poems contributed by the artist Nadia Marcus.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
26 Mar. 2025
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To date, all changes are speculative in nature and are unlikely to be applied retroactively.—
Cindy McGhee,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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These tokens illustrate how speculative assets tied to political figures can generate short-term buzz but carry significant downside for everyday buyers.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some of these practices offer unproven alternatives to vaccination with little or no evidence to back them up.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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However, both options are quite unproven, making both risky options.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Berry recorded an impairment charge of $44 million related to unproved properties affected by California Senate Bill No. 1137, which restricts new drilling activities within 3,200 feet of sensitive receptors.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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Rhetoric surrounding an audit of aid for Kyiv has amplified unproved accusations that Ukrainian officials have siphoned off cash intended for the war effort, and could undermine other requests for assistance.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Nonempirical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonempirical. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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