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Proof

/prˈuf/
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(noun) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

People are often quite skeptical about things unless given believable proof.
We have absolute proof that smoking is bad for your health.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist presented compelling ____ that the new compound was effective against the bacteria.

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