substantiate
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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 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
A Cabinet Office source said: "The fact that selective excerpts are now being resurfaced, almost a decade on, to substantiate vexatious anonymous briefings from disgruntled individuals is frankly unconscionable."
From BBC • Feb. 17, 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
White hadn’t been able to substantiate Kenny’s allegations, but he wasn’t sure what to make of Comstock, either.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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