bear out
Example Sentences
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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
Statistics on their par-saving success bear out their confidence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Studies bear out the various health benefits of money.
From Slate • Jan. 1, 2025
“We’re optimistic that the investigation will bear out that Mr. Heglund did not commit any criminal acts,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024
Will followed the great bear out onto the dark mountainside.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
