corroboration

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Recent Examples of corroboration 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 Large language models synthesize information from across the web, often weighting authority, sentiment and corroboration far beyond what legacy ranking systems emphasized. Al Sefati, Forbes.com, 12 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
  • Dillman and his coconspirator used the funds to pay themselves and to make risky and speculative investments in other cryptocurrency ventures, authorities said, citing other evidence presented at the trial.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The petition for a new trial argues the original accounts were more consistent with the evidence.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There are a number of other businesses that may be AI-proof or even benefit from its growth, such as electric utilities, said Victor Matheson, an economics professor at the College of the Holy Cross and an expert in sports business.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The first term may make the second plausible, compatible or even probable, but plausibility is not identity, compatibility is not implication, probability is not necessity, and similarity of appearance is not proof of sameness of nature.
    Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • His conviction rested on circumstantial evidence and testimony from witnesses Myers’ lawyers said were unreliable, including one witness who later recanted his testimony.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The crucial testimony centered on exactly what happened during the final few seconds of Cantu’s life.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Corroboration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroboration. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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