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Recent Examples of unprovable
His first incompleteness theorem states that in every formal system of mathematics that is rich enough to express arithmetic, there will be propositions that are both true and unprovable.
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Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2026
Given that many of Epstein’s correspondents are redacted and that threads start and stop randomly, many of the emails are perfect building blocks for constructing plausible but ultimately unprovable narratives.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
Instead, there will always be statements about natural numbers that are either true or false but that are unprovable within the system in question.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Oswego County locals say the sheriff’s patrol is stopping Latino drivers for minor or unprovable violations, then handing them over to Border Patrol.
—Mina Aguilar, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2026
Given that many of Epstein’s correspondents are redacted and that threads start and stop randomly, many of the emails are perfect building blocks for constructing plausible but ultimately unprovable narratives.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
Instead, there will always be statements about natural numbers that are either true or false but that are unprovable within the system in question.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Oswego County locals say the sheriff’s patrol is stopping Latino drivers for minor or unprovable violations, then handing them over to Border Patrol.
—Mina Aguilar, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprovable
Adjective
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Even if my archive was unverifiable or incongruous, the hazy, contradictory landscape of Goodman’s life was the truth of her existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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But MetroCard and cash payments were unverifiable for the teams, which are equipped with handheld readers that can ascertain whether an OMNY card, bank card or smartphone has recently been used to pay a fare.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Currah’s opinion piece is wrong on the facts, the law, and the science, and reaches unsupportable conclusions.—
Paisley Currah,
The New York Review of Books,
18 Dec. 2025
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The venerable but troubled outlet has been for sale since its previous owners ran up unsupportable debts and were removed in 2023.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The goal of novelty shouldn’t be to recreate the honeymoon phase forever; that phase is unsustainable by design.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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But behind the denials and the public support was a growing realisation that Slot’s position was becoming unsustainable.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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“Unprovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprovable. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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