as in to verify
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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Recent Examples of bear out
Materia Futura launched last year as a design research project born out of Alessia Pasquini and Beatriz Sandini’s curiosity in biomaterials and the need to eliminate fossil fuel plastics.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Most Windows laptops cannot match the newest MacBooks in terms of performance, and that's borne out in our testing data, having examined dozens of machines.
—Keumars Afifi-Sabet, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Over the course of the year, the Democratic Party regained and expanded its advantage in party leanings, a trend that was borne out in the party’s strong performance in 2025 special elections compared to similar races in the more Republican-favorable 2024 election cycle.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 30 Jan. 2026
What Vickers first noticed then — and what has been borne out in numerous experiments over the decades since — is that, before initiating an action, elite athletes fixate on a target of interest earlier and for longer than amateurs do.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Most Windows laptops cannot match the newest MacBooks in terms of performance, and that's borne out in our testing data, having examined dozens of machines.
—Keumars Afifi-Sabet, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Over the course of the year, the Democratic Party regained and expanded its advantage in party leanings, a trend that was borne out in the party’s strong performance in 2025 special elections compared to similar races in the more Republican-favorable 2024 election cycle.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 30 Jan. 2026
What Vickers first noticed then — and what has been borne out in numerous experiments over the decades since — is that, before initiating an action, elite athletes fixate on a target of interest earlier and for longer than amateurs do.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear out
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But the numbers have been steadily climbing as a network of international nongovernmental organizations has worked to verify the scale of the crackdown.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Engineers continue to verify system readiness before allowing underwater testing to begin.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Iran’s sweeping crackdown on anti-government demonstrations left more than 6,800 people dead, the vast majority of them protesters killed last month, according to an advocacy organization tracking and confirming the fatalities.—
Maham Javaid,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Ivory mentioned that a similar pipe failure last summer caused more than $1 million in damage and said recent site visits have confirmed that these breakdowns are recurring and structural, not accidental.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The opposition People Power Party, however, argues that the National Assembly must ratify the trade deal due to the exorbitant costs involved.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The overriding factor, Tait argued, is the global debt burden.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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My job is to keep our mission, vision, and commitment to impact front and center and to make sure our staff feel supported and able to stay focused on the work.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trump supported Milei’s fiscal program last year with a $20-billion credit line that succeeded in calming markets and boosting Milei’s prospects in a crucial midterm election in October.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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