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Recent Examples of unproven
The popular painkiller has sparked controversy after Trump in September promoted an unproven link between Tylenol and a rise in autism among children.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
However, this technology is unproven, meaning more efficient cooling systems on Earth are still required.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Carbon capture and sequestration technology is expensive, unproven and possibly dangerous, say detractors like Kerwin Olson, the executive director of the Citizens Action Coalition, a consumer advocacy group.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 30 Oct. 2025
Newly acquired Anfernee Simons is a bucket getter with potential on defense, but the depth is young and unproven, while the center position has been completely altered.
—Stan Son, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
However, this technology is unproven, meaning more efficient cooling systems on Earth are still required.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Carbon capture and sequestration technology is expensive, unproven and possibly dangerous, say detractors like Kerwin Olson, the executive director of the Citizens Action Coalition, a consumer advocacy group.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 30 Oct. 2025
Newly acquired Anfernee Simons is a bucket getter with potential on defense, but the depth is young and unproven, while the center position has been completely altered.
—Stan Son, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unproven
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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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Ever the fighter, Cuomo refused to drop out of the mayoral race after losing the primary, electing to run as a third party candidate in the hopes of rallying support from voters who saw Mamdani as too untested and too far left to govern effectively.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In California, lawmakers set testing and tracking requirements of rape kits after it was learned that many untested kits had been left on the shelves of police and sheriff’s offices for years.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Will the quarterback decision and Glenn’s alleged handling of Rodgers count as a strike against the coach?—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Their alleged crime focuses on fraud and advancing a fraudulent conspiracy through electronic transactions and communications, with betting platforms, the Guardians and MLB among the victims.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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Since its inception in 2013, the festival has taken place in Los Angeles in the fall, showcasing speculative cinema from around the globe.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Nov. 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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They’re not allowed to take back more money than what is guaranteed to him in any such hypothetical trade.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fifth, Stammen wasn’t my grand-slam hypothetical hire.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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These census blocks can then be aggregated by both the current and proposed maps.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The study says the proposed four-spacecraft constellation could spot these tornadoes on the fly.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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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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“Unproven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unproven. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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