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corroborate

[kuh-rob-uh-rayt, kuh-rob-er-it] / kəˈrɒb əˌreɪt, kəˈrɒb ər ɪt /


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Not only can their arrival time suggest that they dwelt with other particles for a negative amount of time, but if one asks those other particles, they will corroborate the story.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Swarthmore College was recently unable to corroborate a few applications claiming an astonishing number of academic and athletic feats, said admission director Isthier Chaudhury.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Recent layoffs at Epic Games, the maker of “Fortnite,” corroborate Gallagher’s concerns.

From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026

The bank spent months on the review but lacked specifics to corroborate allegations in the complaint, one person familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

About a week subsequently to the incidents above narrated, Miss Temple, who had written to Mr. Lloyd, received his answer: it appeared that what he said went to corroborate my account.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

"An eyewitness account of about 20 'geese' taking flight and heading toward the river just minutes before a loud bang was heard corroborates geese in the area shortly before the crash."

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

A copy of the search warrant affidavit obtained by local news outlet Lost Coast Outpost corroborates the details of Raymond’s account.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Treasury yields fell as a slew of data corroborates U.S. inflation concerns while giving mixed signals about economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

But for Dyne, Matteis believes the deal for Avidity is “highly validating,” as it corroborates the expected value of muscle-delivery technology and the attractiveness of the markets for even rare diseases like DMD.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025

“It corroborates what Marietta and I found out earlier,” Louis said.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

Another witness, in his thirties, corroborated reports of an explosion.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

“They’ve then heard and seen through the news coverage that those incidents were corroborated by admissible evidence in court.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

OSC said it corroborated information from the hack with customs records, court filings and other sources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Prosecutors argued its highly-detailed contents could be corroborated to an extent unlikely with a fabricated confession.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The results of Braman’s study have been largely corroborated by similar studies elsewhere in the United States.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Meanwhile, Britain’s Labour government stalled on corroborating its ally’s assertions while Labour held its annual conference and rallied to a new prime minister, Andy Burnham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"We've had enough other corroborating data... to confirm that those vessels were clearly out there," Poling said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

In a statement to the BBC, a justice department official said: "We are not aware of any corroborating evidence that the president contacted law enforcement 20 years ago."

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

The department claimed to have found corroborating evidence, but did not elaborate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025

What happens when the whistle-blowers’ corroborating evidence is factored into the analysis of the match data?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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