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
That anxiety is born out of a history of Black communities being ravaged by law enforcement stops for minor infractions that escalate into much more.
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Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
Christian conservative parental rights groups born out of the COVID-19 pandemic argue that too many books have age-inappropriate content.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Critics say harm reduction can enable or prolong drug use, though those claims haven't been borne out by research.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
So much borne out of his genius and his reputation and his body of work.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
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Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
Christian conservative parental rights groups born out of the COVID-19 pandemic argue that too many books have age-inappropriate content.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Critics say harm reduction can enable or prolong drug use, though those claims haven't been borne out by research.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
So much borne out of his genius and his reputation and his body of work.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear out
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Handshakes are a first step, but only a new agreement can verify compliance and reestablish the regular channels of communications that are critical to prevent a civilization-ending miscalculation.—
Ernest J. Moniz,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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And with a few canny pointers on how LLMs work and how to effectively structure prompts, AI can actually aid us in verifying posts on social media and offer missing context.—
Nadav Ziv,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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But local journalists confirmed the video was of agents detaining a protester.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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United later confirmed the pilot sustained only minor injuries.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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In fact, little of that story line, Androsoff argues, is backed up by historical evidence.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Oct. 2025
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At the time, Cortese argued the tax was needed to address significant and growing budget challenges.—
Mercury News Editorial,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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One woman’s attempt to balance her own celebration while supporting her sister’s engagement has spiraled into a year-long feud.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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If elected, Dahle said his main priority is to ensure responsible stewardship of taxpayer resources while supporting the district’s mission of providing high-quality education for all students.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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