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corroborate

kuh ro buh rayt

  • v  establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  • v  give evidence for
  • v  support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

  • Prosecution could not corroborate their story with hard evidence and therefore all charges were dropped.
  • For instance, a stone found later near the Temple's likely site was inscribed with the words to the place of trumpeting, which corroborate Josephus' description of the signal .
  • But three of the homeless men he chucked into the sewer survived; and one was lucid enough to identify Pichuzkin and to corroborate his modus operandi.
News & Articles

  • Would San Antonio Spurs Upset of Miami Heat in Finals Mark Death of Superteams?
    A San Antonio Spurs championship will defile everything LeBron James and the Miami Heat represent. Superteams were supposed to win championships before anyone else. James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh said so. Well really, James said it . Their alliance said the rest. Three consecutive NBA Finals appearances seem to corroborate their methodology. Losing two out of those three championship cameos ...
    June 12, 2013 - Bleacher Report
  • Would San Antonio Spurs Upset of Miami Heat in Finals Mark Death of Superteams?
    A San Antonio Spurs championship will defile everything LeBron James and the Miami Heat represent. Superteams were supposed to win championships before anyone else. James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh said so. Well really, James said it . Their alliance said the rest. Three consecutive NBA Finals appearances seem to corroborate their methodology. Losing two out of those three championship cameos ...
    June 12, 2013 - Bleacher Report
  • Report cites issues after rape suspect escaped from jail last year
    After rape suspect John Santoro briefly escaped from the Oneida County jail last year, he alleged that several correction officers intentionally had left a door unlocked to help him escape. But earlier this year, a state Commission of Correction report offered no findings that corroborate that.
    June 9, 2013 - The Observer-Dispatch
Quotes

  • Brad Pitt in USA Today
    Because these tabloids are making so much money, and yes, I consider Us Weekly a tabloid, they go to great lengths to corroborate their stories, whether they are true or not,said Pitt.
  • Ryan Crocker in Washington Post
    US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker said that the decision, "should [Tehran] choose to corroborate it in a direct fashion," would be "a good beginning" for a fourth round of talks between Crocker and his Iranian counterpart in Baghdad.
  • Mohamed ElBaradei in Reuters India
    What we really require from Iran is a full explanation of the development of its nuclear programme from (1980s) start to finish,ElBaradei said. "Then, Iran needs to openly corroborate this explanation with evidence, including records and...

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