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to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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Recent Examples of borne out
Bishop Ken Carter, the resident bishop of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, said the ad was born out of a grassroots desire from congregants who saw what was happening in Charlotte and across the country and wanted to take a stand.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
And as Bashour and stars Daniel Zolghadri and Dale Dickey explained during their visit to the IndieWire Studio, presented by Dropbox, the film was born out of personal experiences.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2026
At the start of the season, Sophie — who was born out of an illegitimate relationship between her father, Lord Penwood, and her mother, his maid and mistress — is living with and working for Lady Araminta (Katie Leung), her father's widow.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Materia Futura launched last year as a design research project born out of Alessia Pasquini and Beatriz Sandini’s curiosity in biomaterials and the need to eliminate fossil fuel plastics.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Most Windows laptops cannot match the newest MacBooks in terms of performance, and that's borne out in our testing data, having examined dozens of machines.
—Keumars Afifi-Sabet, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Over the course of the year, the Democratic Party regained and expanded its advantage in party leanings, a trend that was borne out in the party’s strong performance in 2025 special elections compared to similar races in the more Republican-favorable 2024 election cycle.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 30 Jan. 2026
What Vickers first noticed then — and what has been borne out in numerous experiments over the decades since — is that, before initiating an action, elite athletes fixate on a target of interest earlier and for longer than amateurs do.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
American cities went into decay, rising crime rates, rising divorce rates, more kids born out of wedlock.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
And as Bashour and stars Daniel Zolghadri and Dale Dickey explained during their visit to the IndieWire Studio, presented by Dropbox, the film was born out of personal experiences.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2026
At the start of the season, Sophie — who was born out of an illegitimate relationship between her father, Lord Penwood, and her mother, his maid and mistress — is living with and working for Lady Araminta (Katie Leung), her father's widow.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Materia Futura launched last year as a design research project born out of Alessia Pasquini and Beatriz Sandini’s curiosity in biomaterials and the need to eliminate fossil fuel plastics.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Most Windows laptops cannot match the newest MacBooks in terms of performance, and that's borne out in our testing data, having examined dozens of machines.
—Keumars Afifi-Sabet, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Over the course of the year, the Democratic Party regained and expanded its advantage in party leanings, a trend that was borne out in the party’s strong performance in 2025 special elections compared to similar races in the more Republican-favorable 2024 election cycle.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 30 Jan. 2026
What Vickers first noticed then — and what has been borne out in numerous experiments over the decades since — is that, before initiating an action, elite athletes fixate on a target of interest earlier and for longer than amateurs do.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
American cities went into decay, rising crime rates, rising divorce rates, more kids born out of wedlock.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borne out
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Fulton County has also confirmed that some ballots were scanned multiple times during the recount, the affidavit says.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Alvin Peer was confirmed to a five-year term on the Little Rock housing authority's board of commissioners on Tuesday.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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So far, the committee has verified the names of more than 2,200 people who were arrested, using direct reports from families and a network of contacts on the ground.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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