bear out
verb
bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out
: confirm, substantiate
a theory borne out by data
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the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
Advertisement But May’s innate demeanor — one that doesn’t reach too hard but instead sits back and lets people catch up on their own, mostly born out of inherent shyness — oozes with a casual influence, which led the internet and industry to dub her an influencer.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
Grok was born out of Musk’s contention that other tech companies were imposing too many politically correct guardrails on their AI chatbots.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 May 2024
It was kind of born out of the nostalgia for my family’s tradition growing up.
—Essence, 20 May 2024
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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