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well-documented

British  

adjective

  1. widely recorded or recounted

    a well-documented fact

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“It is pretty well-documented that if you miss the 10 best days of any given year, regardless of who is in office, you’re going to miss most of the upside,” Hogan added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Mr. Gifford limits himself to citing the well-documented fact that cold weather is responsible for many more deaths than hot weather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

The woeful record of the national men's team is also evidence for withering comments and the malaise is well-documented.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Its plans at the time were well-documented, with the Walt Disney Co. initially giving Westcot, as it was to be called, a spherical answer to the Florida park’s Spaceship Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

A well-documented example is the origin of the Zulu state, in southeastern Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond