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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are proved wrong" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing situations where someone's beliefs, statements, or theories have been shown to be incorrect.
Example: "Many theories in science are proved wrong as new evidence emerges."
Alternatives: "are shown to be incorrect" or "are demonstrated to be false."
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First, the existing models are proved wrong by the facts.
They are later shocked when the theories are proved wrong.
Let's believe we are right because we will not be allowed to say so if we are proved wrong.
If bears predict a crash and are proved wrong, they look like fools; if they are proved right, they suffer with everyone else when the economy dips.
Your assumptions are proved wrong, to hilarious effect, but as someone who obviously cares about culture, where do you draw the line?
So confident is The World in 2012 that this is a non-event that we will refund your money if we are proved wrong.
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Because all to often, we are proven wrong at that.
They were proved wrong.
Foreign doomsayers were proved wrong.
You have been proved wrong.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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