as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real the police have more than enough evidence to build a provable case against the accused
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Recent Examples of provable In her dissent, Justice Jackson argued that the court was giving candidates the ability to sue in advance of provable harm, despite the fact that most voters don't have that ability. —
Ashley Lopez, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026 Both must meet demanding performance standards, operate on efficient edge-compute systems, deliver provable safety, and scale in a commercially viable way. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026 Comey was indicted on two of three counts sought by Halligan just three days after her appointment -- after ABC News reported she was given a memo by career prosecutors in the office informing her that there was no provable case against Comey. —ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025 Gruenke concluded that one of the allegations, involving eye procedures, was prosecutable and that other allegations from the animal rights groups were not provable. —Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for provable
Ashley Lopez, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026 Both must meet demanding performance standards, operate on efficient edge-compute systems, deliver provable safety, and scale in a commercially viable way. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026 Comey was indicted on two of three counts sought by Halligan just three days after her appointment -- after ABC News reported she was given a memo by career prosecutors in the office informing her that there was no provable case against Comey. —ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025 Gruenke concluded that one of the allegations, involving eye procedures, was prosecutable and that other allegations from the animal rights groups were not provable. —Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for provable
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Any deal that comes out of this will have to absolutely be verifiable and be enforceable.— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Any agreement that comes out will have to be verifiable and enforceable.— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
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His perspective reflects a broader shift in expectations, where credibility is no longer established through messaging alone but through demonstrable outcomes.— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
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Noem was removed from her position following demonstrable failures in her management of the Department of Homeland Security, including misrepresenting a $220 million advertising campaign to Congress and inadequate emergency response coordination.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
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Given the Restaurants are all in various stages, the timelines for each are not confirmable at this time.— Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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Decades of empirical research have shown that defaults matter.— Debra-Ellen Glickstein, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
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But a new, experimental blood test developed by researchers at Duke Health and the University of Minnesota might someday provide empirical clues — at least in the sense of short-term survival.— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Provable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/provable. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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