bear out
Example Sentences
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If projections of the unexpected tax windfall, which analysts attribute to stock market interest in artificial intelligence companies, bear out, the upswing could mark a lucky break for Newsom.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
State budget projections are based on assumptions about the future that often don’t bear out, leaving his choices exposed to criticism that he went too far, didn’t do enough, and everything in between.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
New York’s gradually improving crime statistics bear out Ms. Tisch’s approach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
Studies bear out the various health benefits of money.
From Slate • Jan. 1, 2025
Will followed the great bear out onto the dark mountainside.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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