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bear out

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to show to be true or truthful; confirm

    the witness will bear me out

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bear out Idioms  
  1. Back up or confirm, as in The results bear out what he predicted, or His story bears me out exactly. [Late 1400s]


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The stories assembled here bear out the editors’ appraisal, though, as with all collections, some offerings are better than others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mike McPhaden, a senior scientist at NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, had a similar estimate, telling AFP: "It's not inconceivable that 2027 may top out at 1.7C above preindustrial levels" if model forecasts bear out.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Security camera footage shows the man using several methods to coax the bear out of the vehicle.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

After weeks of unsuccessfully setting out caramel- and cherry-flavored bait and noisemakers in the hopes of flushing the bear out, it seemed like all of the efforts had paid off last week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2025

But what Kaz Czarnecki intuited, and what the years would bear out, was this: Mary Jackson had the soul of an engineer.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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