as in to verify
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 bear out
Playing on Portal away from home was suddenly more viable, and bears out in tests now.
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Matt Kamen, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
Adding to Hermès’ mystique is its signature orange branding, a detail born out of necessity during World War II.
—Ty Gaskins, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
Officials and mediators had voiced tentative optimism last month that the negotiations could move forward, but that has yet to be borne out.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Millennial slang was born out of early blogging platforms, text message shorthand and an of-its-time sense of humor, millennial slang has dominated conversations.
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Matt Kamen, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
Adding to Hermès’ mystique is its signature orange branding, a detail born out of necessity during World War II.
—Ty Gaskins, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
Officials and mediators had voiced tentative optimism last month that the negotiations could move forward, but that has yet to be borne out.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Millennial slang was born out of early blogging platforms, text message shorthand and an of-its-time sense of humor, millennial slang has dominated conversations.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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On Blind, an anonymous messaging app that requires users to verify their employment before viewing company-specific posts, users mocked the video.—
Zoë Schiffer,
WIRED,
19 Jan. 2025
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Douglas County investigators verified the DNA results linking Jefferson to the scene through an outside lab, but they were now faced with Woods’ actions tainting their lynchpin piece of evidence, Brauchler said.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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Many encouraged Garcia to confirm the pregnancy with a doctor.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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You may be asked to confirm your decision by clicking Yes.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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In seeking a dismissal of the lawsuit last April, Citigroup argued that the law expressly excluded wire transfers.—
Jonathan Stempel,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, Medina pleaded for leniency, with his lawyer Joseph Veith arguing that his client returned to his old habits of fraud on 2023 after seven years staying out of trouble because of his gambling addiction and mental illness.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The video showed Nuñez in 2014 urging lawmakers to support the bill, which extended in-state tuition prices to undocumented students who attended high school in Florida.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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Speaking of which, a friendly reminder that the L.A. Food Bank remains a great resource to support.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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