corroboration

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Recent Examples of corroboration The first type, content inputs, derives value from frequency and corroboration. — Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Any conclusion about a person would require additional investigative work and corroboration. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The reports included corroboration by friends and family members, text messages, medical records and other documents. — John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026 Every claim your brand makes that lacks independent corroboration is a confidence leak. — Jason Barnard, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2026 The Times reported that documents, emails, other writings and interviews provided corroboration for elements of the women’s stories. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026 Defense argues claims are prejudicial In Snow's 2025 Gallatin County trial, which ended in a mistrial, his attorneys argued the 2020 encounter at issue had been consensual and said there was no DNA evidence or eyewitness corroboration. — Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2026 There was no immediate independent corroboration of that account or of any gang affiliation of the vehicle’s occupants. — Russ Bynum, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026 The problem with defense strategies like that, according to Sullivan, is there’s no corroboration for the defendant’s story. — Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroboration
Noun
  • The trial provided no evidence that this test will reduce cancer deaths by 25%.
    — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • There's a preponderance of evidence for a good November for Democrats.
    — Nathan Gonzales CQ-Roll Call, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • To find the proof for zeta(3), Apéry sandwiched the function between two infinite series that converged at just the right speed to ensure zeta(3) must be irrational.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each tequila spent a total of three months maturing in a specific barrel before being bottled at 100 proof.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The first trial of Payton and Dandrae Martin lasted weeks and included extensive testimony from police investigators, gang experts and the defendants themselves.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The memo came the day that courtroom testimony highlighted ways in which two ICE officers involved in a vehicle stop, pursuit and shooting that wounded a delivery driver in Austin last month would not have complied with the new guidance.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Corroboration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroboration. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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