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these are hard scientific facts against which there can be no reasonable refutation
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The death of New START represents the refutation of those decades of work.
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Matthew Gault, Wired News, 9 Feb. 2026
For the Guardian writer, the question was a rare refutation of Betteridge’s law, the journalistic adage stating that any headline ending in a question mark can be answered with a no.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
However, some legal experts and investors are anticipating a partial or full refutation of the president’s IEEPA tariffs, as the justices showed skepticism during arguments about the president’s authority to levy such taxes without Congressional approval.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Indian investment behavior, Rustomjee argues, is a living refutation of the efficient market hypothesis, or the idea that stock prices faithfully reflect all available information about the underlying asset.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Matthew Gault, Wired News, 9 Feb. 2026
For the Guardian writer, the question was a rare refutation of Betteridge’s law, the journalistic adage stating that any headline ending in a question mark can be answered with a no.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
However, some legal experts and investors are anticipating a partial or full refutation of the president’s IEEPA tariffs, as the justices showed skepticism during arguments about the president’s authority to levy such taxes without Congressional approval.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Indian investment behavior, Rustomjee argues, is a living refutation of the efficient market hypothesis, or the idea that stock prices faithfully reflect all available information about the underlying asset.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Refutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refutation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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refutation
noun
ref·u·ta·tion
ˌref-yu̇-ˈtā-shən 
: the act or process of refuting : disproof
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