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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

“It is hardly surprising that journalists would be interested in trying to corroborate her account.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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

He explained that's because test results aren't typically made public without multiple rounds of testing to corroborate findings – "to make sure that the positive is indeed a positive".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Its expressions of equality are generally used to corroborate some existing doctrine, and little if any effort is expended to construct counter-examples.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

"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

They can be scathingly ironic, alert to every hypocrisy that corroborates their cynical worldview, and even seductive in a perverse, power-mad way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 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

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

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

Another witness, in his thirties, corroborated reports of an explosion.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

“They’ve then heard and seen through the news coverage that those incidents were corroborated by admissible evidence in court.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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

The BBC has corroborated a number of the women's accounts with friends and family who were told about the encounters with Leto at the time.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Thus far the facts ascertained corroborated Wells’ story most persuasively.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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

In time, more evidence may come to light either corroborating or disproving the allegations, but right now, we’re pulling on some pretty thin threads.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

He said the paper had produced "no contemporaneous record or corroborating evidence to support these disputed recollections from nearly 50 years ago".

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

The department claimed to have found corroborating evidence, but did not elaborate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025

What happens when the whistle-blowers’ corroborating evidence is factored into the analysis of the match data?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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