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
Venezuelan street culture was born out of structural violence and profound inequality.
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Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
The Southern California chapter of the ACLU was born out of an incident during a strike in the L.A. harbor in May 1923.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The court-enforceable agreement was born out of a probe into MPD that was launched after the 2020 police killing of George Floyd.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 23 May 2025
In its place was a spirit of unity and kindness, a solidarity born out of unspeakable tragedy.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
The Southern California chapter of the ACLU was born out of an incident during a strike in the L.A. harbor in May 1923.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
The court-enforceable agreement was born out of a probe into MPD that was launched after the 2020 police killing of George Floyd.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 23 May 2025
In its place was a spirit of unity and kindness, a solidarity born out of unspeakable tragedy.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear out
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Who verified the authenticity of such serious accusations?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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For example, Google has fully embraced zero trust principles across its enterprise, eliminating traditional network perimeters and ensuring that all users—whether on-premises or remote—verify their identity and device integrity before accessing resources.—
Francis Dinha,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Lily Wang, a product manager for the brand, confirmed that the home can also include solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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By 1946, romance rumors started to swirl about the pair, and on July 9, 1947, they were confirmed when the two announced their engagement, and were married on Nov. 20 that same year.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Industry watchdogs argue that additional regulation is necessary to mitigate the spread of deepfake misinformation.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
3 June 2025
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The Entertainment Union Coalition argues that the bill will also help retain the existing workforce, which otherwise would continue to erode.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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Arafat would similarly reject peace with Israel, support terrorism, and murder rivals and critics.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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The new numbers might be a little confusing at first, especially for the period of overlap where Apple is actively supporting (say) macOS 14, macOS 15, and macOS 26.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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