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male counterparts.’
Compare: ‘With so many staff leaving, we can expect a few more promotions.’
proof
These bones are a proof that the animals really existed.
These bones are proof that the animals really existed.
Today we have scientific proofs that tobacco is harmful.
Today we have scientific proof that tobacco is harmful.
Proof (= evidence) is usually an uncountable noun: ‘Investigators now have proof of his
involvement in the arms deal.’
propaganda
The television company receives most of its money from propaganda.
The television company receives most of its money from advertising.
Propaganda is used in a political context: ‘Roadside hoardings displayed anti-Western
propaganda.’ ‘In times of war the public are bornbarded with propaganda.’
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