as in confirms
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 bears out
Idaho could be in for more rain and snow than normal in late 2025 and early 2026, if the Climate Prediction Center outlook bears out.
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Sara Schilling, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent research from the Boston Fed bears out a February analysis from Moody’s Analytics that found that the top 10% of earners – households making about $250,000 a year or more – account for one-half of all spending.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
To an extent, data bears out the idea that these crackdowns tail off.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Sara Schilling, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent research from the Boston Fed bears out a February analysis from Moody’s Analytics that found that the top 10% of earners – households making about $250,000 a year or more – account for one-half of all spending.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
To an extent, data bears out the idea that these crackdowns tail off.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bears out
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The filing, entered Monday by Comey’s legal defense team, confirms that evidence collected in the leak investigation, codenamed Arctic Haze, is central to the Justice Department’s false-statement and obstruction case against him.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Duffers already worked out the answer back in season 4, Ross confirms.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Federal workers must obtain two additional forms — an SF-8, which verifies federal employment and the SF-50, which verifies a worker is on furlough or has lost their job.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2025
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The line also carries the Seal of Cotton trademark, Cotton Incorporated’s label that verifies the natural fiber content of products.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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And a handful of standout horror films from around the ’70s, Johnson argues, specifically mirrored and even accelerated feminist flash points at a moment when public opinion regarding the roles and rights of women was wildly in flux.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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The administration further argues that it had been forced to reassign Department of Homeland Security agents from across the country to Portland due to the protests.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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