substantiate

Example Sentences

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A West Midlands Police spokesman initially said: "There is currently no evidence to substantiate these claims of child sexual exploitation connected to shops in Dudley."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Through these chart reviews, the DOJ alleges, Aetna identified opportunities for additional payments from the Medicare agency, yet ignored the results when the chart reviews didn’t substantiate codes Aetna had already submitted to the agency.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

It is not much more than a piece of paper generated in a self-serving way by ICE, free of review to substantiate what is stated in it.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

In both cases, the report said, the VA could not substantiate whether the services were provided or if the valuation was accurate.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

According to Thorne, "he did not understand the laws of physics well enough to be able to substantiate his ideas."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson