unproved

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Recent Examples of unproved During the 2020 wildfires in Oregon, for example, armed men hampered firefighting, fueled by unproved rumors that antifa had set the fires. Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024 Carlson promoted the unproved theory that the FBI instigated the riots in a documentary that was shown on the Fox Nation streaming service. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023 The Bombieri-Vinogradov theorem, which is still widely used, instantly proved many of the results that had previously relied on the unproved generalized Riemann hypothesis. Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023 Although unproved, accusations that many prominent politicians continue to patronize Boko Haram have also likely caused irreparable damage to the Bornoan elite’s legitimacy. Jason Warner, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2015 See All Example Sentences for unproved
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unproved
Adjective
  • Gerl, pointing to online speculation about the legitimacy of the text messages released by federal law enforcement, said that such doubts, even if unproven, could complicate the prosecution’s narrative.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • As an example, over the most recent summer, Ko Itakura and Alassane Plea, the team’s best centre-back and most important utility attacker respectively, were both sold, with the squad being reinforced only with cheaper, unproven players.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • But arrests of city police officers in this alleged scam — and possibly other cops involved in similar misconduct — are expected in the coming months, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
    Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
  • For the first, Reiner cited ABC’s recent suspension of Jimmy Kimmel after an alleged threat from the FCC.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • In 2021, Walmart purchased Iredell County’s largest speculative building for $69 million at 386 Old Murdock Road in Troutman, 35 miles north of Charlotte, with plans to create 500 jobs.
    Brian Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
  • First, during this same time, genre elements, and specifically dark speculative elements, were creeping into all fiction.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 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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  • Dart’s performance validated his coach’s choice to bench Wilson, the Giants’ starter the first three games, and roll with the untested rookie.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Unbeaten and untested Maryland (3-0) heads to Camp Randall Stadium to face a Wisconsin (2-1) squad coming off a blowout loss in Tuscaloosa, as both teams enter Big Ten play.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
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  • Stark has also played a role in other city housing projects, such as expanding access to accessory dwelling units and assisting with the proposed Renter's Council.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Officials said the proposed 8,137-square-foot Fire Station 94, next to Brentwood Veterans’ Memorial Hall on First Street, will enhance emergency response times.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • That statistic is somewhat conjectural, since the vast majority of rapes in India are apparently not reported.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
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  • Advertisement Think about it through the lens of a hypothetical industrial company.
    Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The experiment relies on detecting the faint interactions between hypothetical dark matter particles and atoms of liquid xenon, a noble gas chosen for its purity and stability.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Unproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unproved. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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