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Campbell ran Ben’s Bread solo for six of the last eight years, sometimes speeding between multiple kitchens across the city to get everything proofed, baked and packaged.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

He wants to see the new law "contain future proofed regulation", so it also requires the same admission for altered videos, and any other tech developments.

From BBC • May 14, 2023

The previous afternoon, Mr. Goldberg had mixed close to 200 pounds of dough and proofed it twice.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022

Rye- and wheat-based sourdoughs often require a pre-shaping step before being placed in tins or bannetons, but gluten-free breads are primarily shaped by the container in which they're proofed.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2022

There was not a piece of armour proofed in Europe but what Unde Dap had a theory about it He was furious with the new Gothic style, with its ridges and scallop-patterns and fluting.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White