- past participle of prove.
proven
Britishverb
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a past participle of prove
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See not proven
adjective
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But offshore sanctuaries have yet to be proven a successful solution for retiring performing whales.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The results suggest that changing how immune cells process energy could make existing immunotherapy strategies more effective, although the approach has not yet been proven in patients.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The fate of these women and their children has proven a sticking point for the Western countries from where some originated, with many trapped or stripped of their citizenship by their former homelands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Startups’ emerging new tech, most of which has never been to war, has at times proven to be too brittle in real-world applications, soldiers said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Even though the water has not been proven to contain any special properties, it was used in the elixir that seems to have helped many people overcome the sickness still plaguing so many outside Manifest.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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