unprovable

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Recent Examples of unprovable 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 But skeptics say that without the original document, the story is unprovable. Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025 One fear is therefore that the Collatz problem is one of the unprovable statements of mathematics. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for unprovable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprovable
Adjective
  • Without standardized data exchange and upstream infrastructure, DPP compliance risks becoming what the partners called a reconstruction theater: A post-hoc assembly of fragmented, unverifiable claims rather than a credible record of production reality.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The claims, unverifiable and frankly implausible, echo Chalabi’s fantastical assertions about Iraqi army units ready to desert Saddam.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • Remote work, low rates, and investor FOMO drove prices to unsupportable highs.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • Digital ads on Meta and Google worked, but the customer acquisition costs was unsustainable.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Under Newsom, the state budget grew more than 60%, with unreliable revenue streams and unsustainable levels of spending.
    Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026

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“Unprovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprovable. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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