unproved

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for unproved
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Adjective
  • Those two are the veterans in a room that’s filled with unproven talents such as Cam Smith, Storm Duck, Ethan Bonner, Isaiah Johnson and rookies Jason Marshall Jr and BJ Adams.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
  • Giving an unproven prospect like Matt Shaw the third base job out of spring training was originally a disaster for the Chicago Cubs.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • The alleged incident was just one piece of the day's testimony from Clark, who'd worked for Combs in various positions between 2004 and 2012.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 28 May 2025
  • The alleged incident took place on May 2, 2023, when Costner asked LaBella to stand in for an unplanned rape scene with actor Roger Ivens without telling her what the scene would be.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • But analysts say rising premiums are more a speculative play or hedge against risk rather than a sign of impending financial crisis and insolvency.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 29 May 2025
  • The ball is dropping and an Athletic player attempts a speculative pass through midfield.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • Sub-second block intervals demand tighter synchronization across the network, and the protocol’s behavior under sustained high-load, adversarial conditions remains largely untested.
    Tomer Niv, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Read Next National Woman’s 2006 rape kit sat untested for 11 years in New Mexico.
    Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • That statistic is somewhat conjectural, since the vast majority of rapes in India are apparently not reported.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
Adjective
  • One question on a sample exam Chisholm provided asks students to write a formula for determining the total number of cases during a hypothetical epidemic after a certain amount of days.
    Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
  • As the keynote speaker at the Democrats’ 2025 Blue Palmetto Dinner at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, Moore hailed Clyburn, an essential figure in a hypothetical presidential run.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2025

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“Unproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unproved. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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