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If you plan to maintain a banking relationship in the United States, federal law requires you to provide a physical address to prove your identity.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 16, 2026
"Women, minorities, people living at the margins and the poorest were the worst hit by this exercise because they're the ones who find it very difficult to produce documents which can prove their citizenship."
From Barron's β Oct. 16, 2026
That’s how you can best prove your point, right?
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 15, 2026
Norfolk County Council said there was no renewal process and that applicants had to provide evidence with each application, to prove ongoing eligibility.
From BBC β Oct. 14, 2026
All I did was prove that I was just like everybody else when it came to her.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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Berlant’s a tenured professor at the Make-‘Em-Laugh Institute, and “Parmesan” proves her research-driven thesis statement time and again: There’s no bad mood a good clown can’t improve.
From Salon β Oct. 16, 2026
One shot in particular proves you can see everything while being blind to what you’re actually watching.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 14, 2026
And last summer's famous win over Australia and a 2-0 success in India proves they can beat the world's top teams.
From BBC β Oct. 13, 2026
"We will, in short, ensure any attack against any ally proves utterly futile."
From Barron's β Oct. 12, 2026
On her grave I planted a rosemary bush, and it proves as enduring as an evergreen tree.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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That proved handy during a recent flight to Rome, when a passenger a couple of rows down started asking for help shortly after takeoff.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
The dot-com crash followed in 2000, while 2022 proved a losing year for stocks, especially tech names partly due to rising U.S. interest rates.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 16, 2026
"The playground was just an asphalt strip between two rows of prefab buildings," he said, adding meetings with education authorities proved pointless.
From Barron's β Oct. 16, 2026
And the Milwaukee Brewers proved they weren’t just some plucky underdog anymore, as they felled a giant on their way to the World Series.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 16, 2026
The admiral proved deft at finding the wind he needed to keep the Bloomer in view.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Speaking outside court, Ali said: "The harm is already done. The smears leave their stench, even when proven to be false."
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
The results suggest that changing how immune cells process energy could make existing immunotherapy strategies more effective, although the approach has not yet been proven in patients.
From Science Daily β Oct. 16, 2026
Apple’s Mac Mini and Mac Studio computers have proven popular among AI developers looking to run sophisticated models locally in their home or office.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 15, 2026
The fate of these women and their children has proven a sticking point for the Western countries from where some originated, with many trapped or stripped of their citizenship by their former homelands.
From Barron's β Oct. 13, 2026
It was the first proven crack in Bryan’s alibi.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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With Indian drinkers proving a beacon in a gloomy landscape for the drinks business, Pernod said it is taking preparatory stops for a potential initial public offer of its business in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 15, 2026
Because the research relied on survey responses, the results demonstrate associations rather than proving that these habits directly improve psychological flexibility or resilience.
From Science Daily β Oct. 13, 2026
The team on top of the mountain found Seibert’s name written in the trail register, proving he had reached the peak.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 9, 2026
Hartnett stands out among the roster of stubborn, uncompromisingly masculine leading men from his heyday, proving that there’s much more to winning over an audience than simply playing into the public’s perception.
From Salon β Oct. 9, 2026
But after a few weeks of appearances, the spirits were proving to be a bit less popular than usual.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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