bear out
Example Sentences
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They were utterly lethal in the opening minutes, Russell sending them on their way with an early penalty that was borne out of hard and direct rugby that England could not live with.
From BBC
Expectations that the tariffs would drive inflation much higher, for instance — an eventuality that might actually have a genuine effect on the economy and therefore on market values — haven’t been borne out.
From Los Angeles Times
Whether that bears out—or provides a brief, mostly optical boost—is another story.
“What she said really doesn’t bear out in terms of what the facts that are available tell us,” Fleischman said.
From Los Angeles Times
The transfer of sovereignty over climate research from the public sphere to the philanthropic sector is a process borne out of necessity.
From Salon
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