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corroborate

[kuh-rob-uh-rayt, kuh-rob-er-it] / kəˈrɒb əˌreɪt, kəˈrɒb ər ɪt /


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Defense attorney Michael Sanft argued Davis’s book was a self-aggrandizing fiction designed to profit from Tupac’s historical slaying and insisted there was little evidence to corroborate his client’s written claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Industry figures on the amount of crude oil and oil products being loaded onto ships in the Persian Gulf and delivered to buyers don’t corroborate the U.S. claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Not only can their arrival time suggest that they dwelt with other particles for a negative amount of time, but if one asks those other particles, they will corroborate the story.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

The paper says the force could not originally progress the case brought to it by Sophia Stone, now 58, because there was no evidence to corroborate her account.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Knowing that Cluny was smarter than either of them, she wished she didn’t have this big dumb rat to corroborate the story.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

"An eyewitness account of about 20 'geese' taking flight and heading toward the river just minutes before a loud bang was heard corroborates geese in the area shortly before the crash."

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

Treasury yields fell as a slew of data corroborates U.S. inflation concerns while giving mixed signals about economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

But for Dyne, Matteis believes the deal for Avidity is “highly validating,” as it corroborates the expected value of muscle-delivery technology and the attractiveness of the markets for even rare diseases like DMD.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025

However, she has responded by saying the footage of the pair filming a slow dance is "damning" and corroborates her claims.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025

“It corroborates what Marietta and I found out earlier,” Louis said.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

It all speaks to the power of a well-timed movie, since much of the reporting in “NAZA” has already been published by the Guardian, a co-producer of the documentary, and corroborated by other news outlets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Prosecutors argued its highly-detailed contents could be corroborated to an extent unlikely with a fabricated confession.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

A filing from late June included declarations from former classmates that Doe’s attorney, Zach Rosenblatt, said corroborated his client’s claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Farage and Reform UK told British media that he did not declare this because it was a personal gift to pay for his personal security, which the Thai-based Harborne corroborated.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

The hue and cry going off to the Hulks, and people coming thence to examine the iron, Joe’s opinion was corroborated.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Meanwhile, Britain’s Labour government stalled on corroborating its ally’s assertions while Labour held its annual conference and rallied to a new prime minister, Andy Burnham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Although the law states that testimony alone is enough to issue a restraining order, she said, “undoubtedly when you have corroborating evidence, it’s a much stronger case.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Those messages have been submitted to the court as corroborating evidence.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

This is Epstein’s version, but she seems to be, in the email, kind of corroborating what Epstein is saying about Trump being there.

From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025

The FBI holds a press conference at the site, corroborating hearsay that a passport found at the crater belonged to Kamal Aziz, an Egyptian national.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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