provably
adverb
prov·ably
ˈprü-və-blē 
: in a way that can be proved
provably false/true
Pate's embrace of voter ID was similarly focused on addressing a problem that doesn't provably exist to any significant degree.—
Philip Bump
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In a world populated by these oracles, P and NP would be provably different.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Source of income does not include any income that is not provably from legal activities.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
Because Bitcoin is provably scarce, new adopters will always know that the limited supply will keep the price higher in the future and will not lead to a collapse in price, as can happen in other assets like gold.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Pretty sure making provably false statements to a judge is unethical.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Source of income does not include any income that is not provably from legal activities.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
Because Bitcoin is provably scarce, new adopters will always know that the limited supply will keep the price higher in the future and will not lead to a collapse in price, as can happen in other assets like gold.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Pretty sure making provably false statements to a judge is unethical.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Provably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provably. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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