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“We believe the partnership helps refute the recent bear thesis that AI agents and personal shoppers could disintermediate Shopify and its large payments business,” Shah wrote in an investor note.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Paramount, in its statement, noted the European Commission’s conclusions “directly refute key assumptions that underpin the state AGs’ complaint seeking to block the transaction,” including whether big-budget or blockbuster films should be considered a market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

This technique also makes them difficult to refute based on feeling alone.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

RAND: Being able to marshal a lot of facts and evidence to refute conspiracy beliefs is really important.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

Of course, this is a silly statement; anyone can refute it by walking across the room.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Kris initially refutes their chemistry, pushing it away in favor of her work.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

But the disclosure, which Haley Van Erem filed with Congress, refutes itself repeatedly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Channel 4 says that when concerns related to contributor welfare were raised, "prompt and appropriate action was taken, based on the information available at the time" adding it "strongly refutes any claim to the contrary".

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

"Our results have far-reaching implications. Firstly, it refutes the hypothesis that any organics found in fossils must result from contamination."

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

Kassia’s haunting music has recendy been recorded for the first time in a thousand years, and it rather gracefully refutes the assumption that the development of early music is exclusively the handiwork of men.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

She previously refuted speculation that she just gave up her child.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

However, “Iran refuted the existence of talks with the U.S., which could still limit the extent of the pullback in prices,” Dahrieh adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Koizumi refuted the idea that Japan was engaged in "new militarism" saying it was "nothing further from the truth".

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

A company spokesperson also refuted that reward benchmarks had been shared with employees ahead of the program’s July launch.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

“When Diogenes the Cynic heard, in a debate, that there was no such thing as change nor motion, he refuted the charge by walking about the stage during his opponent’s speech, waggling his legs.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Ms. Fritz’s task in refuting the rumors of a love affair isn’t easy, but she keeps at it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The conflict has functioned as an accelerated stress test, compressing years of operational learning into months and validating or refuting assumptions about real-world system performance.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

General Medical Center issued a statement on Thursday refuting reports that federal authorities had carried out enforcement operations at the downtown trauma center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025

As the news spread, several media channels falsely accused Iqbal of being a terrorist, following which the police put out a statement refuting the claim.

From BBC ● May 25, 2025

The word ‘fact’ tells us very little about the establishing and refuting of facts.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton