corroborate
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“It is hardly surprising that journalists would be interested in trying to corroborate her account.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
Recent layoffs at Epic Games, the maker of “Fortnite,” corroborate Gallagher’s concerns.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
The BBC found that the man he claimed he was meeting did not corroborate his story.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
He looked at me anxiously as if he hoped I'd corroborate this.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Data from Wamart-backed Flipkart, India's largest e-commerce platform corroborates this.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"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
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
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“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
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
Our reporters have corroborated details in their accounts using diary entries, police and other records and interviews with friends and family, who they have confided in.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
A third article, from Wilkins, corroborated the evidence further with experimental data from DNA crystals.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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After a state senator introduced a bill last year that would have required “clear and convincing corroborating evidence” for decades-old cases, the firm ran an ad calling it a “Predator Shield Law.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Those messages have been submitted to the court as corroborating evidence.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 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
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
“I think it’s a corroborating witness,” Frank said.
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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