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Recent Examples of empirical The Beauty of Slowing Down There is, however, a growing body of empirical evidence supporting the benefits of slowing down. Ellen Choi, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 The theory has its critics, especially as there is limited empirical research validating its claims. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 Similarly, personal testimonials and expert opinions alone are not supported by empirical data. Aaron J. Masino, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025 But Betancourt’s approach feels leaden with reference and citation, too often leaning on a catalog of cultural properties to advance an argument that is, at its heart, empirical. Jake Nevins, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for empirical 
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Adjective
  • Third, with tech prices near record highs, there is the potential for the collapse of the AI story, as investors may revolt against endless rounds of spending without demonstrable increases in earnings or productivity.
    Bob Pisani, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
  • While there was never much debate about AI’s value-generating potential, this insight speaks volumes to its demonstrable, tangible value.
    Patrick (PJ) Jean, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The National Academies are private, nonprofit organizations created by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 to provide the nation with independent, objective advice on complex problems.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Back in government, Trump seems bent on creating a new political reality, where objective truth no longer exists and can be replaced with pure fiction.
    Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • This demonstrates how Web3 technologies enable verifiable positive global change.
    Sara Smith, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The alliance advocates for projects that bring permanent and verifiable removal that is net carbon-negative.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • This article include reporting from The Associated Press fairness meter fairness meter Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.
    Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • All too often, by the time an infant or young child comes to our offices for their well care visit, the damage has already been done and no amount of factual information or legitimate sources will change a parent’s mind.
    Dr. Eve Meltzer Krief, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • This claim is much more direct and easily provable, Mr. Cholst said.
    Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Those who benefit will be the peddlers of lies and provable garbage, on everything from the efficacy of vaccines to the reality of climate change to the basic fact of who won the 2020 election.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • The show’s origins lie in its creator Greg Kotis’s rage at having to pay for public toilets in Europe after performing at a festival in Romania with his experimental troupe, the Neo-Futurists.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Kangaroo egg injected with sperm The experimental IVF process saw embryos produced by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), which as the video demonstrates, is a delicate procedure that sees a single sperm injected directly into a mature egg.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Derry will work across the organization to deploy both new and existing technologies that enhance Sphere’s live entertainment and experiential content, which has been redefining immersive experiences since the first Sphere opened in Las Vegas in September 2023.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Barbie to Anna Karenina: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer is an immersive and experiential look at one of the most distinctive production design teams working today.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
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  • Complete with two carry-ons and two checkable bags, each suitcase is outfitted in 100 percent ABS, hardwearing material that resists scratches and dents.
    Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Chief among these is the famous P versus NP problem, which asks whether all problems with easily checkable solutions are also easy to solve with the right ingenious algorithm.
    WIRED, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023

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“Empirical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empirical. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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