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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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 17 June 2026
The August Quarterly Festival is a beacon of Black culture, born out of the historic church.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Islam said the Unitarian Universalist Worldwide Youth Network was an idea that was born out of the Unitarian Society of Hartford but is independent of it.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Trading posts continue a system born out of the horrific Navajo livestock reduction program.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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