Not all behavior descends to Nixon’s level, particularly when so little of it is proved. – NYT (comments)
‘Proved‘ or ‘proven‘? Which one? Does it matter?
I think the NGRAM shows that ‘proved wrong’ is proven right. Who knew? But ‘proven’, after a slow start, is catching up to ‘proved’.
Keylor Navas has proved he deserves to be Real Madrid’s first-choice goalkeeper. – FourFourTwo
They narrowed down their findings to 33 foods proven to ease rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and slow down the progression of the disease. – Medical News Today
In science reporting, both forms figure equally. ‘Have proved’ is commonplace and efficient:
It was Charles Darwin who originally suggested that birds use their wings not only to fly but to communicate as well. Now, approximately 150 years later, scientists have proved him right, and in the process explained why pigeons make such a racket taking off. – Telegraph
In certain constructs, ‘is proven’ seems more refined:
Woodward is convinced it is proven, replicated and will scale to fast interstellar travel. – Next Big Future
He is talking about mach effect propulsion.
Proved or proven? It really doesn’t matter. Write it, then read it aloud and go with whichever is pleasing to the ear. This radio announcer has chosen ‘proven’:
Goodall discusses what it’s like to be proven correct all these years later, as well as why she thinks the argument that trophy hunting is a valuable way to fund conservation is ‘rubbish’. – Mongabay
The Jane Goodall interview starts at the 6:45 mark, with ‘proven‘ referenced at 7:28: