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

Montagna said Fish and Wildlife took the lead on escorting the bear out of the zoo and back into the woods.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

And it’s possible that this further research, with more women included, will bear out the impressive benefits of rapamycin for fertility.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024

Will followed the great bear out onto the dark mountainside.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman