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also empiric
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as in observational
based on observation or experience
guidelines for raising children that are based on empirical evidence
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as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real
a philosopher who does not regard "God exists" as an empirical statement
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Recent Examples of empirical
However, despite popular anecdotal evidence that kratom can ease opioid addiction withdrawal symptoms, there is empirical evidence that kratom itself can become addictive.
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Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
Only 2 percent of investments have gone to circular businesses, according to estimates in the Circularity Gap Report Finance in 2025, the world’s first empirical study that quantified the financial streams to circular business models.
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Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Two decades of empirical research across events such as the Super Bowl, Olympic Games and prior World Cups show no consistent evidence that human trafficking increases because of large sporting events.
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Jennifer E. O'Brien,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
The Empirical Research on Communication and Media Department focuses on empirical social research concerning media content, use, reception, and effects.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
Only 2 percent of investments have gone to circular businesses, according to estimates in the Circularity Gap Report Finance in 2025, the world’s first empirical study that quantified the financial streams to circular business models.
—
Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Two decades of empirical research across events such as the Super Bowl, Olympic Games and prior World Cups show no consistent evidence that human trafficking increases because of large sporting events.
—
Jennifer E. O'Brien,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
The Empirical Research on Communication and Media Department focuses on empirical social research concerning media content, use, reception, and effects.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for empirical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empirical
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He is primarily focused on documentary cinema and observational filmmaking.
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The observational research looked at people taking GLP-1 medications and found the drugs lowered levels of behaviors linked to violence.
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This is why verifiable execution belongs alongside the control plane, not against it.
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The better question is what the investor is underwriting and whether the path back to cash is visible, verifiable and real.
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As expected, the reviewers rated the objective quality of the identical computer code similarly in all conditions.
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These are informed by The Athletic’s player ratings model, which provides an objective assessment of each player’s contribution.
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Underfunding staff at either end of the tenure spectrum can come with demonstrable and quantifiable risks.
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These improvements, and the demonstrable impact of public dollars, make the case for continued investment.
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Martha Skye Murphy, the British experimental singer-songwriter, and her longtime collaborator Roy Montgomery, the New Zealand guitar composer, will release their debut joint album via AD 93 on August 7.
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So the answer scientists came up with was to build some of the biggest, deepest, and most exotic experimental traps in scientific history … and then wait.
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Cekada is only the third person to be confirmed to lead the agency since the director's position was made confirmable in 2006.
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Cekada is only the third person to be confirmed to lead the agency since the director’s position was made confirmable in 2006.
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The decline of the liberal arts school Almost every school is struggling, but the enrollment cliff is an existential challenge for the legions of small private schools spread across the country.
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This burden—which no other legal industry bears—amplifies every force in Porter’s framework, turning thin margins into existential crises and making even modest missteps fatal.
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The output has to be supportable, reviewable and grounded in information that can actually survive scrutiny later.
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Claims about artificial intelligence must be technically accurate, operationally supportable, and consistent with the company’s financial results.
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“Empirical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empirical. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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