substantiate
Example Sentences
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A West Midlands Police spokesman initially said: "There is currently no evidence to substantiate these claims of child sexual exploitation connected to shops in Dudley."
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Another billed Medicaid for 200 hours of therapy in a month for a single child, though it could substantiate only 49 hours of services.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
The ECB has been unable to substantiate the BBC allegations, but former England captain Vaughan called for the governing body to investigate the issue thoroughly.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
It is not much more than a piece of paper generated in a self-serving way by ICE, free of review to substantiate what is stated in it.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
But there was an unmistakable grooming about him, too; he was not one of those who used untidiness to substantiate their radicalism.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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