as in verifying
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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The discovery process, Johnson explained, includes verifying that these sites have high percentages of hydrogen as shown in the earlier rock samples.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
17 Feb. 2026 -
The World team was hampered when stars Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic sat out their team’s second game, verifying the new all-star format is not perfect, just better.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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The start of the final round of women's curling round-robin matches will be delayed by 25 minutes, with World Curling confirming the snow in Cortina is causing delays for the teams to reach the venue.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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Just days after our story ran, an internal memo was leaked from Audi confirming that the next-gen TT—the all-electric corporate cousin being developed on the same platform as the Porsches—is still on.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
19 Feb. 2026
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Generally, the judges who’ve released detainees say the federal government is wrongly arguing that a statute that historically applied to migrants caught at the border can be applied to anyone seeking to gain legal status to remain in the United States.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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In 2014, the New York Times published a six-part series arguing for a repeal on the federal marijuana ban, comparing the government’s treatment of cannabis to the prohibition on alcohol in the 1920s.—
Elaine Mallon,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2026
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In a January 16 court filing supporting criminal charges against the two men, the DOJ asserted Aljorna was the one driving the vehicle.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Eco effort Deeply committed to sea turtle conservation, Four Seasons Resort Nevis has partnered with the Sea Turtle Conservancy for over 15 years to educate and raise awareness while supporting research on migration patterns and species recovery.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Bearing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearing%20out. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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