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bore out

verb

past tense of bear out

as in confirmed

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 bore out For Balthaser, these developments bore out some of the Jewish left’s warnings about Zionism as a project of nationalism, imperialism, and ethnic exclusion. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Aug. 2026 King’s warning unfortunately bore out. — Mark Conway, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026 This prediction bore out around 2020, when China’s warhead stockpiles overtook those of France. — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 Ultimately, blood testing bore out her suspicions. — Caroline Tien, SELF, 6 Mar. 2026 The following months bore out her views. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025

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An official confirmed that Israel had scrambled warplanes, fearing a hijacking.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
British Film Editors, of which Grover was a longtime board member, confirmed the news on social media but didn’t not provide a cause of death.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of confirmed

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The publication had access to the documentary’s raw material and also verified the cases the intelligence officers described in the documentary.

— Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
If the trucker needs immediate liquidity for operational expenses, a factoring company can purchase that verified, outstanding invoice at a discount, advancing $9,500 today.

— Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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Supporters of the plan, led by the Swiss People's Party, which includes members with pro-Russia leanings, argued that the government had gravitated too close to the European Union and NATO, particularly over Russia's war in Ukraine.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
In the 1920s, mathematician Alfred Lotka argued that evolution favors whatever captures and puts to use the most energy.

— Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

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