provably

adverb

prov·​ably ˈprü-və-blē How to pronounce provably (audio)
: in a way that can be proved
provably false/true
Pate's embrace of voter ID was similarly focused on addressing a problem that doesn't provably exist to any significant degree.Philip Bump

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Source of income does not include any income that is not provably from legal activities. Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024 Because Bitcoin is provably scarce, new adopters will always know that the limited supply will keep the price higher in the future and will not lead to a collapse in price, as can happen in other assets like gold. Korok Ray, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Pretty sure making provably false statements to a judge is unethical. Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 Zuckerberg and some of his counterparts elsewhere in Silicon Valley argue that they are obligated to allow deliberately and provably false information from populating their sites in the name of free speech. Michael Posner, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for provably 

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of provably was in the 15th century

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“Provably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provably. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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