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Recent Examples of nonempirical
The enforcement of such nonempirical standards as taste and judgment implies a kind of cultural and aesthetic hierarchy that Silicon Valley’s ruling class embraces ruthlessly but will never admit to countenancing.
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Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019
Each story represents a fresh challenge of how to say things in a nonempirical way.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 24 June 2018
Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019
Each story represents a fresh challenge of how to say things in a nonempirical way.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 24 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonempirical
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This type of cosmic phenomenon is named after the famous theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, whose theory of general relativity proposed that objects with mass distort the fabric of spacetime—making such 'gravitational lensing' effects possible.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Elsie supplements her work as an adjunct professor in theoretical physics by offering up herself as a fake girlfriend.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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The alleged incident occurred while the two co-starred in the 2016 YouTube series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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The alleged incident occurred on or about Feb. 1 within Scott County.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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In essence, the memo contended that the plaintiffs' request to block the new enforcement policy is based on speculation of hypothetical future harm — and thus is insufficient grounds for issuing an injunction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Using these insights, the group of industry actors developed some hypothetical concepts to tackle the systemic barriers knee-capping circularity.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Feb. 2025
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But Robinson lent his work a different kind of conceptual underpinning via his process, which relied not on traditional training but the kind of learning available in amateur painting books.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Portnoy, meanwhile, takes credit for pushing Dream Theater in the conceptual direction on Parasomnia.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
7 Feb. 2025
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Idahoans United said details in the financial statement — including mention of the state’s $850 million annual Medicaid budget — are misleading and speculative.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2025
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The precise modeling of potential gains and losses for such speculative investments is basically impossible.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Throw in an unprotected first-round pick in 2031, and that’s a lot of draft capital for an unproven big man who hasn’t played much in the NBA.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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Bondi endorsed Trump in his 2016 presidential election, supported some of his unproven claims about Pennsylvania’s 2020 election, and served as Trump’s defense lawyer during his first impeachment trial.—
Ashley Oliver,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
5 Feb. 2025
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And the exploitation of the total resource, including unproved but technically recoverable resources, is fairly low, less than 2% per year.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
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During the 2020 wildfires in Oregon, for example, armed men hampered firefighting, fueled by unproved rumors that antifa had set the fires.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Oct. 2024
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“Nonempirical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonempirical. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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