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as in demonstrated
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
the prosecutor used DNA evidence to prove the defendant's guilt
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as in emerged
to come to be
the new automobile engine design proved impractical
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as in established
to gain full recognition or acceptance of
proved herself a great actress on the Broadway stage
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Recent Examples of proved
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
And many strikes proved far deadlier.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Ever since SpaceX proved lower-cost satellite launches were possible with reusable rocket technology, the market for small satellite launches has grown at record speed.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2024
His efforts ultimately proved successful when President Biden signed the legislation into law.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2024
Rudolph proved popular, writes Smithsonian.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Several key stat lines proved to be consistently lopsided in favor of the victors.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Thompson and his team recovered significant amounts of gold and artifacts to great fanfare, but the euphoria proved short-lived.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
The transition to South Indian filmmaking style proved challenging for the actor.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
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The second attempt for a preliminary injunction proved successful.
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Seattle’s pursuit of veteran guard Will Fries in free agency demonstrated a willingness to be aggressive to address the interior of the line, and this would fit that approach.—
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The latest wide-scale analysis of data from the Euclid Space Telescope has demonstrated just how big of an impact this European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft is set to have on science.—
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Hunt had previously played for the Chiefs for the 2017 and 2018 seasons but was cut when a video emerged online of the running back pushing and kicking a woman.—
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Most of all, though, the 26-year-old has emerged as the Hornets’ most notable leader, taking on the role with an unwavering commitment.—
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In his first two defenses, Foreman established himself as a dominant champ with early finishes of José Roman and Ken Norton.—
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It is well established that partisans of the winning side in a presidential election become more optimistic about the direction of the economy, and those of the losing side more pessimistic.—
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South Africa holds the rotational presidency of the G20 group of developed and developing nations and is due to host world leaders and top diplomats for a summit in Johannesburg in November.—
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OpenAI, with developed ChatGPT, has not commented on the outages.—
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But just like you, the brand has evolved and now offers whitening kits as part of its repertoire.—
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Like the dodo, the Rodrigues solitaire had evolved in an environment with few natural predators, which led it to lose the ability to fly.—
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Injury Concern Before Australian Open Osaka’s withdrawal came as a shock after the 27-year-old showed no signs of pain or problem in the 35-minute opening set.—
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The team focused on the northern end of town, known as Upper Brooklyn, where records showed the founding families once lived.—
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The next era focuses on cracking the code for personalization, advanced marketing assets, and empathetic conversational AI. Computational Medicine.—
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With fancy lights and advanced algorithms, the Derma-Reader analyzes skin across several categories, including wrinkles, dark circles and texture.—
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My nipples would lose sensation for about a year while the scars healed, and there was a chance that the loss of sensation would be permanent.—
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To Portuguese Citizenship While the permanent residency processing time does count toward the five-year residency requirement for naturalization eligibility, the total Golden Visa application process extends much further than the initial 5-year period until naturalization is possible.—
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“Proved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proved. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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