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Retail investors have emerged in the past five years as a powerful force that, en masse, has disproved investment disciplines like “Buy low and sell high.”

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

But study after study has disproved the notion.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2021

An internal investigation on Long Island involving review of dash camera footage has disproved a Black woman's claim that she was assaulted by police in the aftermath of a recent shooting, officials said Friday.

From Fox News • Jul. 18, 2021

AP: Do you feel time has disproved those criticisms?

From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2020

Possibly the stem test of experience will reveal the fallacy of these contentions as emphatically as it has disproved others.

From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose