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unproved

British  
/ ʌnˈpruːvd /

adjective

  1. not having been established as true, valid, or possible

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Johnson stood on a picnic table and declared that he was plotting to negotiate discounts for his fans to get the unproved gene therapy in Honduras and other treatments.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024

The boxy-jawed animals once roamed across central Africa, but in recent decades their numbers have plummeted due to the overwhelming international demand for their horn, a substance used for unproved medicinal applications and carvings.

From National Geographic • Jan. 24, 2024

In 2013 a new user took an online math forum by storm with unproved answers.

From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023

But we must also imagine an environment where we aren’t involuntarily sucked into the cycle of having unproved tech constantly foisted upon our lives.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2023

There was no explanation, beyond the rumored, unproved possibility of cold drafts in the gallery over the weekend.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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