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Recent Examples of unproved
Once again, the current Senate bill includes gifts—tax credits to these same fossil fuel companies for the unproved carbon capture and storage (CCS), more offshore oil and gas leases, and more pipeline guarantees for new fossil fuel leasing in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2022
McCarthy removed Swalwell, citing unproved claims that a Chinese spy had extracted information from him.
—Marianna Sotomayor, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2023
Tests that look at a child’s hair for toxic metal exposure also are not recommended, because this type of testing is scientifically unproved and often inaccurate.
—Dr. Aaron Bernstein, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
Prior to his time with the Panthers Marchment was largely unproved, playing in just 37 games before last season.
—Francisco Rosa, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2022
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The business is equally unproven for Kiswe, which was founded in 2013.Matt Craig, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Given his support for dubious and unproven therapies, such as stem cells and hyperbaric oxygen, an FDA under Kennedy, for instance, could choose to not go after companies that market unapproved treatments.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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Related article House passes International Criminal Court sanctions bill after prosecutor seeks Netanyahu warrant The warrants mark a historic first, making Netanyahu the first Israeli leader summoned by an international court for alleged actions against Palestinians in the 76-year conflict.Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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According to the Associated Press, the Monterey Police Department released the report—which summarizes police interviews of the alleged victim, Hegseth, a hospital nurse and a few other people—in response to a public records request.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Temporary help service firms and consulting firms are not required to disclose pay and benefits for speculative future openings but must provide this information for specific job openings during interviews or at the time of hire.Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Successful gold mining today bears little resemblance to the storied era of America’s first gold boom: rough-and-tumble 19th-century boomtowns cropping up overnight to accommodate speculative prospectors, chasing gold veins and rumors.Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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And there are untested legal questions about involving service members in immigration enforcement operations.Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Concerns That sent off alarm bells for many organizations, especially considering the untested language in the bill.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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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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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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In a hypothetical redo of the 2020 presidential election with the new electoral voting map, Biden would have still won, but his margin would have been smaller.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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From these observations, researchers calculated the position of a hypothetical planet, then pointed their best telescopes there.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Unproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unproved. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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