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
Take Einstein’s breakthrough theories or Steve Jobs’ vision for Apple—these were born out of intuition rather than pure data.
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Andre Shojaie, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The movement was born out of the mid-’60s, a moment when many of us were asking how best to approach the world.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
The midwifery group was born out of Karie Stewart’s frustration with a system that was failing Black and brown families.
—Rod McCullom, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The bold watch is the fourth born out of a years-long partnership between the two brands, both of which are among the most respected names in their respective industries.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024
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Andre Shojaie, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The movement was born out of the mid-’60s, a moment when many of us were asking how best to approach the world.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
The midwifery group was born out of Karie Stewart’s frustration with a system that was failing Black and brown families.
—Rod McCullom, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The bold watch is the fourth born out of a years-long partnership between the two brands, both of which are among the most respected names in their respective industries.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024
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Data from the breach, verified by WIRED, includes more than 700,000 usernames and reportedly includes messages from 221 public and 395 private chat servers.Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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The Enquirer has emailed and called Trump's campaign to verify the claims but has not received a response yet.Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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First, confirm that the original IRA is retitled correctly, as discussed earlier.Bob Carlson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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On Thursday, the Senate confirmed Biden's 221st judicial nominee, with more expected to come when the upper chamber returns from the Thanksgiving recess in December.Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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However, some nutrition experts have argued that the claim that seed oils are harmful to health is false.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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The companies – including Alphabet's Google, whose subsidiary YouTube is exempt because it is widely used in schools – had argued the legislation should be postponed until after the age verification trial.Byron Kaye and Praveen Menon, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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The Fashion Awards is the primary fundraiser of the BFC Foundation, which aims to support the future growth and success of the British fashion industry by focusing on education, grant-giving, and business mentoring.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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Federal prosecutors previously stated that the memos found in Sean Combs’ cell supported their claims that the artist has been trying to blackmail victims and sway witnesses from behind bars.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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