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Discover LudwigThe phrase "allegedly prove" is not correct in standard English usage.
The term "allegedly" implies that something is claimed or asserted without proof, while "prove" indicates establishing something as true. Using them together creates a contradiction.
Example: "The report allegedly proves the existence of the phenomenon, but further evidence is needed."
Alternatives: "supposedly demonstrate" or "reportedly establish".
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These 28 pages allegedly prove that the Saudis had a controlling hand in funding the 9/11 attacks that killed 3,000 innocent people.
Related: Documents Allegedly Prove Malaysian Prime Minister Funneled $700 Million From State Fund.
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On Sunday, Ukranian forces reported that they had telephone recordings that allegedly proved pro-Russian separatists troops had been ordered to conduct a search for the two flight recording boxes so that they could be handed to Russian officials before being released to the international investigators.
An amateur economist, he created a theoretical model which allegedly proved that mass starvation was an inevitable result of population growth.
ElBaradei makes a very convincing case that U.S. officials were dishonest about their "evidence" that allegedly proved Iraq's culpability.
After seeing a post on 4Chan about the, now debunked, documents that allegedly proved Macron was evading taxes, a user said "just wait for Friday".
Protection racketeering, drug sales, even "raiding" (stealing property by presenting fake documents, backed by a bribed judge, thereby allegedly proving that the real owner signed away his rights or has unpaid debts) are all on the rise.
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