Word: proven
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...speed was recognized as a constant of nature. Einstein's theories hold that nothing in the universe can ever move faster. The constant (represented by the letter c) appears in his famous equation E=mc², the formula for the conversion of mass into energy, which was grimly proven July 16, 1945 in the first atomic blast at Alamogordo...
Carrick said yesterday that he would be "very unwilling" to compromise on the required unanimous decision for conviction. "If we believe that a person is innocent until proven guilty, then unanimity is the most reasonable test of proof," he said...
...youthful supporters. If there was ever a chance for a collision, it was in Chicago when the McGovernites arrived. The Daley regulars had braced for the worst, only to be pleasantly shocked when many youngsters turned out to be eager to learn the political trade at the hands of proven, if not spotless, masters...
There will be no Ivy League football championship in Cambridge this year. Harvard, picked by many to make a serious bid for the title after an impressive 33-15 win over Cornell early in the season, has proven beyond doubt in the last three weeks that it is not a team of championship calibre...
...recruiter, he stays close to home: of the 100 U.S.C. players currently on scholarship, only five are from out of state. McKay's pitch-like his pep talks-is low-key and persuasive: a good education, a lucrative summer job, a chance to play with a proven winner and an influential assist at landing a job after graduation. If a high school star is good enough to look forward to a pro career, McKay lets it drop that 27 former U.S.C. players-more graduates than from any other college-are now playing in the big league. While winnowing...