could confirm
Frequency: 8.738.0 per million words
Expresses a past ability or a possibility to confirm something.
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- After checking the records, she could confirm the details of the transaction.
- If you provide the reference number, I could confirm your booking immediately.
- The lab results could confirm the doctor's initial diagnosis.
- The witness could confirm that the man she saw was wearing a red jacket.
- I called the restaurant, and they could confirm our reservation for eight o'clock.
- Only the team leader could confirm whether the project was approved.
- With this new data, the scientists could confirm their long-held theory.
- I sent an email asking if he could confirm his attendance for the party.
- He looked at the security footage and could confirm the exact time of the incident.
- A spokesperson for the company could confirm the rumors of an upcoming merger.