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Recent Examples of nonempirical
The enforcement of such nonempirical standards as taste and judgment implies a kind of cultural and aesthetic hierarchy that Silicon Valley’s ruling class embraces ruthlessly but will never admit to countenancing.
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Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019
Each story represents a fresh challenge of how to say things in a nonempirical way.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 24 June 2018
Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019
Each story represents a fresh challenge of how to say things in a nonempirical way.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 24 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonempirical
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Our own investments in AI over the last decade have transitioned from theoretical exploration to practical implementation, delivering tangible results for businesses.—
Derya Matras,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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To overcome that, some investors are choosing to back companies that use AI to solve immediate and costly business problems for established large clients, rather than chase a theoretical potential.—
Ganesh Rao,Julianna Tatelbaum,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The report said the Hamas Interior Ministry had accused a militia of attacking its forces, while members of the Doghmush clan said Hamas had exploited the ceasefire to target them over alleged cooperation with Israel.—
Emma Bussey , Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The demonstrators have brought up a range of issues, including poverty and the cost of living, access to tertiary education, and alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds by government officials, as well as their families and associates.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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The scientists behind the project hope those crystals will interact with the hypothetical dark matter particles known as WIMPs.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, Bayless is going off of a hypothetical scenario that cannot be proven or disproven.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Huang Yong Ping, the founder of the movement, along with major conceptual artists such as Geng Jianyi, Yin Xiuzhen and Shi Yong, all fell under the spell of Fluxus and carved out a unique position for the cohort within the international avant-garde.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Mothersbaugh, a conceptual artist and composer, co-founded the rock group DEVO and has scored 150 films, television shows, video games and hundreds of commercials through his multimedia company, Mutato Muzika.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, the team, led by senior analyst Vivek Arya, argued that the deal is structured by performance and competitive need, rather than pure speculative frenzy.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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While Black Ops 6 toyed with a more grounded, back-to-the-basics approach of UAVs, airstrikes, and attack choppers as scorestreak rewards for tallying enough points or kills, the speculative fiction framework of BLOPS 7 means everything requires a heightened tone.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Ciattarelli’s statements calling out the president for making unproven allegations have been echoed by GOP lawmakers.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
9 Oct. 2025
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Acetaminophen’s link to autism is unproven.—
Elizabeth Preston,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next The lawsuit’s allegations are unproved, and no court has made findings on the merits.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Berry recorded an impairment charge of $44 million related to unproved properties affected by California Senate Bill No. 1137, which restricts new drilling activities within 3,200 feet of sensitive receptors.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Nonempirical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonempirical. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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