It was a promising idea, but the evidence did not bear out their theory.
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Bear out
/bɛəɹ ˈaʊt/
Synonyms for "bear out" (53 found)
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Time has borne McCarthy out; but see Schank (1983) for a plea that learning should now be reactivated as a central research topic.
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But the idea that Singapore is a deregulated paradise is not borne out by reality, as anyone who has tried to dispose of a piece of used chewing gum there will know.
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It is company only that can bear a man out in an ill thing
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