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But director Matthew Brown, who also co-adapted St. Germain’s 2010 play, has fallen for the regrettable, rarely well-proved view that movies should “open up” plays with flashbacks and subplots.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

To invade Syria with the forces available from the Middle East Command�in face of the Nazis' well-proved winged might�was risk enough.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hardware is beginning to appear, and many well-proved components, notably rocket motors, are being adapted to work with each other.

From Time Magazine Archive

A modern air force must have more than well-proved airplanes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Better trained teachers, better grading, a more modern equipment and well-proved methods give an advantage in education to the city child, though there are drawbacks in overcrowded buildings and narrow yards for play.

From Society Its Origin and Development by Rowe, Henry Kalloch