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corroborate

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


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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

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

The paper says the force could not originally progress the case brought to it by Sophia Stone, now 58, because there was no evidence to corroborate her account.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

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

From MarketWatch May 23, 2026

Knowing that Cluny was smarter than either of them, she wished she didn’t have this big dumb rat to corroborate the story.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

"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

They can be scathingly ironic, alert to every hypocrisy that corroborates their cynical worldview, and even seductive in a perverse, power-mad way.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2026

Reporting corroborates crew reports and helps ensure airline maintenance teams are aware of aircraft that might need servicing.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

AFP's findings were corroborated by other international probes, including investigations conducted by Reuters, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

The BBC has corroborated a number of the women's accounts with friends and family who were told about the encounters with Leto at the time.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

For months, lawmakers inspecting the facility have corroborated reports of inhumane conditions and called for immediate intervention.

From Slate May 29, 2026

She'd corroborated Angela’s story about the letter and the money.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

Find corroborating information from an official or trusted source, including the people who run the places or channels where that Extremely Exciting/Enraging/Exclusive event is supposedly taking place.

From Salon Jan. 21, 2026

This is Epstein’s version, but she seems to be, in the email, kind of corroborating what Epstein is saying about Trump being there.

From Slate Nov. 24, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2025

The FBI holds a press conference at the site, corroborating hearsay that a passport found at the crater belonged to Kamal Aziz, an Egyptian national.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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