bear out
verb
bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out
: confirm, substantiate
a theory borne out by data
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the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
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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.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
There’s also a game room with two racing games, a duck claw machine, and an old-school Pac-Man that was born out of the vision of the owner’s own young daughter.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The ad coincides with Ford's partnership with the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR), an initiative born out of an off-roading trip Ford CEO Jim Farley took with Bronco customers in late August in Moab, Utah.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
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.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bear out
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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