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proofs

  • plural of proof.
  • present tense form of proof (3rd person singular).

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While looking over the proofs for her latest cookbook, she picked up a marker and drew a mermaid.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

“It’s fair to say that we haven’t seen yet the spark of genius that you could attribute to some of the grandest proofs in the history of humanity,” Bubeck told me.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

“We’re on the path to achieve this transition from small proofs of concept to large enterprise deals,” Baratz said.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

XJW: One thing you guys taught me, which I wouldn’t have learned outside of this, was when Jean got her page proofs back, you were actually having fun doing your page proofs at pomodoros.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2025

Nevertheless, Quintilian carefully distinguishes between what he terms ‘technical’ and ‘non-technical’ proofs.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton