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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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Moreover, according to the researchers, their technique works even when there is no perfect theoretical model of the material, and the sample is not pure (which is often the case in real-world materials).—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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This week, that scenario started to feel less theoretical.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Seoul police have applied for a warrant to detain Bang Si-hyuk, chair and founder of Hybe, over alleged securities fraud tied to the K-pop conglomerate’s public listing, Reuters reported.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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The report comes on the heels of an alleged feud between Cooper and Alix Earle, host of Hot Mess, one of the first podcasts to join the Unwell Network in 2023.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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For example, in a hypothetical scenario where total damages equal $100,000, if a court or insurance company determines the injured party was 10% at fault for the crash, the final award would be reduced by that percentage, or $10,000.—
William Jones,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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This prospect may not be merely hypothetical, as United Airlines and American Airlines have reportedly discussed merging into one company.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
17 Apr. 2026
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Minnesota’s promise is more conceptual, based largely on past success.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
17 Apr. 2026
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By conceptual necessity, that conflict needs to be small enough to be mundane and large enough to drive a person crazy.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Without that information, conclusions about feasibility are at best speculative.—
Charles Rilli,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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When speculative trades piled in, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia were forced to abandon their currency pegs, triggering cascading defaults and deep economic contractions that were worsened by International Monetary Fund austerity programs.—
Anniek Bao,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Cowing and Watkins are still unproven commodities, and Robinson’s wild-card outburst in Philadelphia seems an outlier.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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But online, peptides typically refer to unproven drugs, often given by injection, that are peddled without evidence as treating various conditions, reversing aging, and improving appearance.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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What’s thus far unproved — and the topic of fierce debate — is whether algorithms like ACE2 can keep up over the long term.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Feb. 2026
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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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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 22 Apr. 2026.
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