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corroborate

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


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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

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

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

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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Farage and Reform UK told British media that he did not declare this because it was a personal gift to pay for his personal security, which the Thai-based Harborne corroborated.

From Barron's ● Jul. 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

This estimate was very roughly corroborated two decades later by the Marquis de Denonville, governor of New France, who destroyed the annual harvest of four adjacent Haudenosaunee villages to deter future attacks.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Where it was able to find corroborating evidence, it confirmed the attacks with a low-to-medium degree of certainty.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025

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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