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After collecting dozens of field samples, the geologist was finally able to _____ her theory that a volcanic eruption had reshaped the valley floor ten thousand years ago.
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New images from the orbital telescope appear to _____ what ground-based stations had long suggested: that a dense ring of debris encircles the distant planet.
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New survey data helped economists _____ the popular belief that consumer spending always drops during mild recessions, since spending had actually remained steady or grown in four of the last five downturns.
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Because the particles were too small to observe directly, the research team decided to _____ their existence based on how surrounding elements behaved under extreme pressure.
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The startup's strong first-year earnings report helped _____ investor confidence just weeks before the company's initial public offering.
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At the press conference, the coach chose to _____ that her team was fully prepared for the championship, dismissing all concerns about the recent string of away losses.
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Faced with three consecutive quarters of declining revenue, the CFO finally had to _____ that the original growth projections had been far too optimistic.
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Before approving the prototype for field testing, quality control engineers were required to _____ every mechanical component under laboratory conditions to detect any flaw that might compromise the design.
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To illustrate the principles of population ecology, the professor asked students to analyze a _____ island ecosystem whose food chain had been disrupted by the sudden introduction of a new predator.
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Unlike conclusions derived from pure reasoning alone, _____ findings are grounded in data collected through observation and controlled experiments conducted in the real world.
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