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
That is borne out by the real-life strategy of the University of California endowment, run by Jagdeep Singh Bachher, who seven years ago shifted a significant portion of the fund’s assets from hedge funds, private equity and venture capital into low cost stock index funds.
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Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
And as the standings thus far bear out, higher payrolls don't always correlate to success.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
First, there really is a bear out there, and kids will figure out where long before the girl does.
—Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
In the past decade, the North Sea workforce has shrunk from 450,000 to 160,000; the hope that jobs would be created in renewable energy to replace them has not yet been borne out.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Apr. 2026
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Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
And as the standings thus far bear out, higher payrolls don't always correlate to success.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
First, there really is a bear out there, and kids will figure out where long before the girl does.
—Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
In the past decade, the North Sea workforce has shrunk from 450,000 to 160,000; the hope that jobs would be created in renewable energy to replace them has not yet been borne out.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bear out
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Human oversight remains part of the workflow through integration with Robotic Security Operations Center, where remote analysts monitor activity, verify alerts, and direct responses when required, ensuring continuous supervision alongside autonomous functions, reports Electrek.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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These fires have been well documented and verified by emergency responders around the country.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Within minutes, the utility dispatched the nearest crew, which was 26 miles away, to confirm the lines were de-energized.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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Set one clear boundary today and confirm expectations so your commitments stay strong and manageable.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Trump has argued that last weekend’s shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner demonstrates why the ballroom is needed to hold safe, secure events for the president and other officials.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some have argued that social media activity amounts to citizen journalism, but mostly citizen journalism appeared to have been displaced or subsumed by social media.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Your browser does not support the video tag.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Zendaya − Holland's fiancée (or perhaps wife, if her longtime stylist Law Roach is to be believed) − also stopped by to support, in a stunning blue-and-white sundress.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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