It could have been an unusually informative Dyson commercial.

It’s a cheap imitation Dyson, and they spent the first few minutes lavishly praising the real Dyson and its supposedly awesome virtues. I saw a weirdly fascinating one for a vacuum cleaner the other day. I’ve been hearing the “without” version on stupid late-night infomercials. Send us feedback about these examples.Dear Word Detective: I’ve got two questions for you: 1) where did the phrase “beyond a shadow of a doubt” come from, and 2) which is more correct, “beyond a shadow of a doubt” or “without a shadow of a doubt”? I believe the latter is not right, maybe because doubt probably casts a long shadow no matter what, so you want to be beyond that shadow. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'beyond doubt.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Haley Mlotek, The New Republic, 1 June 2020 The global health pandemic that started in early 2020 revealed beyond doubt how deeply the racial disparities in society have affected Black lives. Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2020 All of her work is a sincere attempt to prove it-the scientist’s guiding principle-to show, beyond doubt, how evidence can become an understanding. 2020 The researchers are hoping to find more fossil evidence in the area to prove beyond doubt that these tracks were indeed made by bipedal crocodylomorphs, who developed either fully- or semi-terrestrial gaits. Daria Litvinova, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Dec.

2021 Navalny, who is convalescing in Germany, said the report proved beyond doubt that FSB operatives tried to kill him on Putin’s orders. Avi Loeb, Scientific American, 24 June 2021 Darrigo broke a 54-yard touchdown run to top 200 yards for the game, and Tewksbury quarterback Ryne Rammetta hit fellow senior captain Will McKay for a 15-yard touchdown off play-action to put the game beyond doubt. Asif Burhan, Forbes, Its report is expected to say that the reality of some UFOs is beyond doubt but that their nature requires further study. Calder Walton, Fortune, 24 July 2023 After two quick-fire goals from Carli Lloyd, Holiday put the result beyond doubt as early as the fourteenth minute with a textbook volley after the ball ricocheted high into the air off a Japanese defender. Recent Examples on the Web Archives made available after the Soviet Union’s collapse now establish beyond doubt that Oppenheimer was not a Soviet agent.

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