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corroborate

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


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Defense attorney Michael Sanft argued Davis’s book was a self-aggrandizing fiction designed to profit from Tupac’s historical slaying and insisted there was little evidence to corroborate his client’s written claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

However, if your friend has texts, emails, voicemail messages or even notes made around the time he instructed the lawyer not to settle, those could help corroborate his account.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Industry figures on the amount of crude oil and oil products being loaded onto ships in the Persian Gulf and delivered to buyers don’t corroborate the U.S. claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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

I’d often wondered, since that day, if I really was pretty, but no one but my mother had ever bothered to corroborate her statement.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

Davis, wearing a navy suit and blue tie, sat with his defence team as they questioned why no one had been arrested for nearly three decades and asked why "no one corroborates any of this".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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

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

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

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

It all speaks to the power of a well-timed movie, since much of the reporting in “NAZA” has already been published by the Guardian, a co-producer of the documentary, and corroborated by other news outlets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

In its ruling, the First-Tier Tribunal panel said Campbell's claim that she was deceived had been corroborated by documentary evidence.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 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

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

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Although the law states that testimony alone is enough to issue a restraining order, she said, “undoubtedly when you have corroborating evidence, it’s a much stronger case.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

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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