proven

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Adjective
  • While most folks agree that Rogers said it, there’s no confirmed date of publication or speech transcript. Rogers’ comment was included in a list of tax quotes published last week—more than a few public figures, great minds, and clever observers have made their views about taxes clear.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • Season 2 is shaping up to be even more star-studded, with confirmed appearances Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Cynthia Erivo, Margo Martindale, John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • On cross-examination, Ferguson confirmed that there were employees in the finance department who went through the corporate credit card statements to determine which charges were valid business expenses and which were personal expenses.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
  • Prior to Sunday's attack, Soliman was driving for Uber, which required him to have a valid Social Security number, CBS News has learned.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Many Democrats are finally realizing that too many of their leaders are too established, too out-of-touch, or simply too old to connect with voters.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 May 2025
  • The boots anchor each outfit, aligning with the brand’s established visual identity: pared-down, feminine and cool without trying too hard.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Smaller doses, such as 3 mg/kg, can still be effective with fewer side-effects.4 The body produces beta-alanine, an amino acid, which works with other chemicals in the body to make carnosine.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
  • Instead, the revolutionaries relied on more subtle but equally effective means: publicly humiliating prominent loyalists and destroying their stature in the local community.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • June 03, 2025 Listening well is an essential aspect of leadership – not just to maintain good relationships with employees, but to drive real business improvements and results.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 3 June 2025
  • There were no real museums, no galleries, no collectors.
    DOUGLAS MARKOWITZ, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Rizzo doesn't seem to think that Cleveland will give him that chance, but the actual answer to that question is currently unknown.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
  • This means both the spring and the frame are beneath the actual jumping area.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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