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also born 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 borne out
One philosophy argues that judges should be completely independent and not subject to the volatile forces of public opinion, while the other, borne out of corruption concerns in the 1800s and early 1900s, argues that judges should be less beholden to politicians, and voters should have a voice.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
OpenAI’s creation, Musk said, was borne out of his longstanding concerns about AI and how the technology could be used to harm humans, perhaps even deeply.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Ours is a partnership born out of dispute, but no less strong for it.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Highland Park Mayor Glenda McDonald says the initiative was born out of tragedy.
—Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The old stock market adage speaks to the phenomenon in which the May-through-October stretch has seasonally borne out to be the worst six-month period of returns for stocks.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
The residences were born out of necessity but have become cherished events for the thousands in the band’s cult.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Part of this was born out of necessity when working with limited materials.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
While the ban on NDAs applies to any use by cities and counties — not just for data centers — the bill was born out of the concern some residents have with the secrecy surrounding data center projects.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
OpenAI’s creation, Musk said, was borne out of his longstanding concerns about AI and how the technology could be used to harm humans, perhaps even deeply.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Ours is a partnership born out of dispute, but no less strong for it.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Highland Park Mayor Glenda McDonald says the initiative was born out of tragedy.
—Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The old stock market adage speaks to the phenomenon in which the May-through-October stretch has seasonally borne out to be the worst six-month period of returns for stocks.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
The residences were born out of necessity but have become cherished events for the thousands in the band’s cult.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Part of this was born out of necessity when working with limited materials.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
While the ban on NDAs applies to any use by cities and counties — not just for data centers — the bill was born out of the concern some residents have with the secrecy surrounding data center projects.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borne out
Verb
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Their experiments confirmed that adding a single squirt of water to coffee beans before grinding can significantly reduce the static electric charge on the resulting grounds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The statement confirmed that the layoffs are a direct result of the HHS not renewing funding to the organization.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine did not comment on the attack, and the claim could not be independently verified by the Associated Press.—
Elise Morton,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Almost everybody is significantly mispriced in credit, or over-verified in credit.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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