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Staal has proved as much by becoming the first player in 53 years to score in five consecutive Stanley Cup Final games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

While not blessed with speed, the Villa captain has proved to be an immense outball for Scotland which, coupled with his workrate, has made him such an asset.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Utah’s outbreak has proved trickier to stop than other recent streaks of measles cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

While transplanted hair can already grow, recreating follicles that can behave like the natural hair inside the body - repeatedly growing, shedding and regrowing over time - has proved far more difficult.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The economist Kenneth Arrow has proved a very powerful generalization which shows that something like the above situation characterizes every voting system.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos