as in evidence
something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim
the signature of a witness provides substantiation that a person's will is genuine
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Noun
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The audit found that nearly 40% of all 650 evidence bags and almost a third of all firearms weren't documented before being stored in the evidence room.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2025 -
However, Flores successfully argued that two of the counts should be reduced to misdemeanors without evidence that the tree damage exceeded $400.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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With that, there is little the GOP dominated Congress can or would do to reign Trump in on this abuse of the Act without a veto proof bill shutting down his initiative.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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The eclectic crowd is proof of just how much Hernández’s career has ballooned as the 27-year-old comedian has leapfrogged his way to stardom on Saturday Night Live.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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And they – their testimony was proven not to be accurate, that the president was not tying aid to Ukraine to the investigation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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Timeline of key moments, evidence McCabe’s continued testimony marks a high point in the case, and is expected to play a crucial role as prosecutors and defense attorneys continue to lay out their arguments in Read’s trial.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Context: Each state, district and territory has its own system for issuing REAL IDs, with varying documentation requirements and fees.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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More than 100 people who were accused of being in the country without proper documentation were arrested in Colorado Springs after a raid at an underground nightclub.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Substantiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substantiation. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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