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bore out

verb

past tense of bear out

as in confirmed

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 bore out For Balthaser, these developments bore out some of the Jewish left’s warnings about Zionism as a project of nationalism, imperialism, and ethnic exclusion. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Aug. 2026 King’s warning unfortunately bore out. — Mark Conway, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026 This prediction bore out around 2020, when China’s warhead stockpiles overtook those of France. — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 Ultimately, blood testing bore out her suspicions. — Caroline Tien, SELF, 6 Mar. 2026 The following months bore out her views. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025

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Representatives for Mandell’s family confirmed his death to The Times.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
First thought to be one of the shoe brand’s many tie-ups, a Vans representative confirmed in a statement sent to FN that its shoes are now offered on the retailer’s website but stopped short of calling it a collaboration.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

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The claim that Ukraine has halted its strikes on energy sites could not be independently verified, but neither Russian officials nor media have reported Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries since the energy truce was announced.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
The account was verified and had the handle @miagoth_, but the Pearl and Maxxine actress famously does not use social media and has never had a public Instagram account.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

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Some economists argued that government attempts to intervene in the economy were doomed to fail.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Among the clues supporting an asteroid origin are mineral and chemical signatures identified in material collected from the region that researchers have argued are consistent with a stony or carbonaceous asteroid.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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