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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
That lack of awareness is borne out in the data.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Apr. 2026
Raw milk and its products carry the risk of harmful bacterial contamination as has been borne out in numerous outbreak investigations such as the current one.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
For example, Torre said, many disputes are borne out of cardholders not recognizing a specific charge on their statements.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
America, from the beginning, was born out of disagreement.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
But many of the benefits from property taxes identified by the Tax Foundation (less distortionary and a more stable source of revenue) aren’t borne out in the real world, especially in California.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
This is borne out even on the level of the two operation names, right?
—Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
Gamage argued the warnings of mass exodus following Massachusetts’ 2022 millionaires’ tax and Washington’s 2021 capital gains tax hadn’t been borne out.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Premiering at Tribeca last year, this is a movie born out of the darker corners of the internet and social media but also an online trend of fake empathy.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Apr. 2026
Raw milk and its products carry the risk of harmful bacterial contamination as has been borne out in numerous outbreak investigations such as the current one.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
For example, Torre said, many disputes are borne out of cardholders not recognizing a specific charge on their statements.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
America, from the beginning, was born out of disagreement.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
But many of the benefits from property taxes identified by the Tax Foundation (less distortionary and a more stable source of revenue) aren’t borne out in the real world, especially in California.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
This is borne out even on the level of the two operation names, right?
—Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
Gamage argued the warnings of mass exodus following Massachusetts’ 2022 millionaires’ tax and Washington’s 2021 capital gains tax hadn’t been borne out.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Premiering at Tribeca last year, this is a movie born out of the darker corners of the internet and social media but also an online trend of fake empathy.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borne out
Verb
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Perry's representative confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday that the workers were eventually allowed to hold onto the gift cards after confusion was cleared up.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Reynard confirmed Rzenno knows the strike zone well from having caught so many pitches.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When a loss is verified, an operation called a Personnel Recovery response begins immediately.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Shipboard observations and photography verified the identities of individual whales in the social unit.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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