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bear out

British  

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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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

New York’s gradually improving crime statistics bear out Ms. Tisch’s approach.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

But the data don’t bear out the footage, Powell said, though he couldn’t say with absolute certainty that the fire was not caused by Edison lines.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 15, 2025

Through the portcullis there came a sorrowful howling to bear out Sir Grummore’s statement, as it had been thirty couple of hounds baying the moon.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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