bear out

Example Sentences

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The latest weekly report on jobless claims bears out this trend.

From MarketWatch

Their concern has been borne out in the case of Disc.

From The Wall Street Journal

None of his rationales has been borne out.

From Los Angeles Times

They were utterly lethal in the opening minutes, Russell sending them on their way with an early penalty that was borne out of hard and direct rugby that England could not live with.

From BBC

Expectations that the tariffs would drive inflation much higher, for instance — an eventuality that might actually have a genuine effect on the economy and therefore on market values — haven’t been borne out.

From Los Angeles Times