substantiated

Example Sentences

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If companies find the allegations are at least partly substantiated, they are likely to offer a more generous settlement, lawyers and HR executives say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The ASA does not comment on specific cases, but is taking steps against the advertisers flagged by the BBC which made claims that were "unlikely" to be substantiated.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

In more than a third of the cases, prosecutors quickly dismissed charges that couldn’t be substantiated, refused to file charges at all, or lost at trial.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Stifel analyst Peter McGoldrick said “healthy” levels of inventory in North America substantiated his view that the company’s turnaround would be led by its U.S. business.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

And I would read him the letter—reading slowly and pronouncing each word with extreme care—telling him that his claims for a pension had not been substantiated and that his application had been rejected.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright