unproven

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Recent Examples of unproven While there have been major recent breakthroughs in laboratory research, commercial application of fusion faces significant hurdles to scale and deploy unproven technology. Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 One of the biggest questions surrounding the Cubs coming into the year was who would step up in a largely unproven bullpen. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 Someone must step forward in unproven secondary Once Ramsey is traded the entire secondary will be filled with Kader Kohou and four unproven NFL starters. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025 This leaves many government leaders concerned that risking essential public services for rapid, unproven tech deployment could lead to misguided implementation. Dean Debiase, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unproven
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unproven
Adjective
  • 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
  • Rhetoric surrounding an audit of aid for Kyiv has amplified unproved accusations that Ukrainian officials have siphoned off cash intended for the war effort, and could undermine other requests for assistance.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The warning required immediate action by Orange County Global, which contracted with a vendor that same day to process the untested specimens.
    Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
  • There is no doubt that the Minnesota Vikings are gambling on an untested quarterback in the 2025 season.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • The males were later determined to be visiting baseball coaches from another state, and video surfaced of the alleged incident.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Boelter’s wife previously released a statement through her lawyer condemning the alleged attack, according to Fox 9.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Butch Dill/Getty Images While the report is purely speculative at this point, Saban unretiring to get back into coaching wouldn't be a complete shock.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • While estimates for the amount of guidance in existence or birthed yearly may not be as speculative as extrasolar planetary life, the magnitude remains bathed in the radiation of indifference.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Some of them don't always make a lot of sense, but this hypothetical deal seems to have the groundwork of a potential trade this month.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • As directed by Grok’s cousin (or whatever), the hypothetical Labubu Movie from AI might be a trainwreck.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 July 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
  • But the possible consequences of an Iranian nuclear capability are largely conjectural (save for one: nobody would think of invading Iran anymore).
    Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2010

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“Unproven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unproven. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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