provably
Americanadverb
Other Word Forms
- unprovably adverb
Example Sentences
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Nobody will get a provably correct answer for how much a company’s fixed assets diminish in value each year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
The wiggle room has left courts to lock horns over the most basic facts before them — including whether what the president claims must be provably true.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
The best way to plug leaks is by providing meaningful and effective whistleblower channels, curbing the use of security clearances for retaliation, and stopping lying to the public about provably false information.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2025
Corporations that damage our health with provably dangerous pollution?
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2024
A place that is neither provably sterile nor known to be infective.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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