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substantiate

[suhb-stan-shee-eyt] / səbˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt /


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Pressed again about the IDF's comments, he said: "There is no assessment to substantiate what's being said."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Another billed Medicaid for 200 hours of therapy in a month for a single child, though it could substantiate only 49 hours of services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The education website The 74 reported that during the bankruptcy hearing, Toby Jackson, AllHere’s former chief technology officer, said he had no invoices to substantiate the debt.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The ECB has been unable to substantiate the BBC allegations, but former England captain Vaughan called for the governing body to investigate the issue thoroughly.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

But there was an unmistakable grooming about him, too; he was not one of those who used untidiness to substantiate their radicalism.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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