substantiate

Example Sentences

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Officials said they have no information to substantiate the claim that the grenades were kept overnight in their trucks or home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

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

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

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