bear out

Example Sentences

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Johnson sympathized with the department’s lack of manpower but said, in a perfect world, wildlife officials would be able to flush the bear out and relocate it somewhere safer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

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

And it’s possible that this further research, with more women included, will bear out the impressive benefits of rapamycin for fertility.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024

The prosecution talked generalities because the frets just didn’t bear out the guilt of these defendants.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe