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 Medicaid work rules will require extensive IT system changes and new training for workers verifying eligibility on a tight timeline.—
Sam Whitehead,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Rosenzweig, who now runs Red Branch Consulting, said just one of the lists in question – the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database – has a 20% error rate in verifying citizenship.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Scientists at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider have observed particles emerging directly from empty space for the first time, confirming a long-standing prediction of quantum chromodynamics.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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There is no data confirming the total number of homeschoolers in Connecticut, which is one of 12 states with little regulation of homeschooling.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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In reaction, Afreximbank in January formally ended its relationship with one of the Big Three rating agencies, arguing that rating methodologies applied to states and multilateral institutions fail to reflect development mandates.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Combs’ lawyers formally appealed the conviction last December, arguing the encounters were consensual and the trial judge imposed an overly harsh sentence.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The United States Powered Paragliding Association and Experimental Aircraft Association have written letters supporting the ultralight pilots in their fight against the county airport, as cited in the documents under review for the FAA’s upcoming decision.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Curators pop up in famous artists’ biographies all the time, usually as handmaidens to the creator’s genius, opening a door to a gallery here or supporting a grant application there.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Bearing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearing%20out. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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