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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
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.
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Yet my overall impressions of the exhibition—as a public forum of address, redress, and dialogue in which critical questions of public memory, regional identity, ideologies of nationalism, and the capacious field of site-specific sculpture can, if not should be borne out—are decidedly more mixed.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
That is borne out by the real-life strategy of the University of California endowment, run by Jagdeep Singh Bachher, who seven years ago shifted a significant portion of the fund’s assets from hedge funds, private equity and venture capital into low cost stock index funds.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
In the past decade, the North Sea workforce has shrunk from 450,000 to 160,000; the hope that jobs would be created in renewable energy to replace them has not yet been borne out.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Apr. 2026
The idea to decorate the set with pet photos, Ruscio says, was born out of a practical need.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
The project was ultimately born out of a conversation, between Vivas and Audemars Piguet CEO, Ilaria Resta, around two historical pieces the company was interested in buying.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
Kir’s mayoral tenure was during the aftermath of World War II and, like a lot of great things, the Kir cocktail was born out of necessity; most of the region’s red wines had been confiscated by the Germans.
—Jerry & Krista Slater, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Google and Amazon were both launched out of their founders’ garages, and Microsoft was born out of a motel in New Mexico.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Yet my overall impressions of the exhibition—as a public forum of address, redress, and dialogue in which critical questions of public memory, regional identity, ideologies of nationalism, and the capacious field of site-specific sculpture can, if not should be borne out—are decidedly more mixed.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
That is borne out by the real-life strategy of the University of California endowment, run by Jagdeep Singh Bachher, who seven years ago shifted a significant portion of the fund’s assets from hedge funds, private equity and venture capital into low cost stock index funds.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
In the past decade, the North Sea workforce has shrunk from 450,000 to 160,000; the hope that jobs would be created in renewable energy to replace them has not yet been borne out.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Apr. 2026
The idea to decorate the set with pet photos, Ruscio says, was born out of a practical need.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
The project was ultimately born out of a conversation, between Vivas and Audemars Piguet CEO, Ilaria Resta, around two historical pieces the company was interested in buying.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
Kir’s mayoral tenure was during the aftermath of World War II and, like a lot of great things, the Kir cocktail was born out of necessity; most of the region’s red wines had been confiscated by the Germans.
—Jerry & Krista Slater, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Google and Amazon were both launched out of their founders’ garages, and Microsoft was born out of a motel in New Mexico.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borne out
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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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