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The phrase "ask for corroboration" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to request confirmation or support for a statement or claim from another source.
Example: "Before making a final decision, I will ask for corroboration from the experts in the field."
Alternatives: "request confirmation" or "seek validation".
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It's not wrong or disrespectful for reporters to ask for corroboration, or for editors to insist on it.
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The judges said they asked Rodriguez for corroboration of his story and if there was anyone who could act as a witness to back him up, but his answers were inadequate.
Avoid elaborate stories that involve the need for corroboration.
Although asking for proof of death may be traumatic for family members, examples in which inaccuracy of death reporting led to misleading results suggest the need for this corroboration.
I would tell you to go out and see it for yourself, but you might take that as a recommendation rather than a plea for corroboration.
Addressing delegates in Perth, Mr MacAskill said: "We need to address the historic anomaly of the routine requirement for corroboration.
It provides its own basis for corroboration.
One doesn't have to look far for corroboration.
He scanned the room for corroboration, and his eye fell on Henry.
Experimental verification is sought for corroboration of proposed theories.
In other words, after this person gave you the information, you checked for corroboration before you made an arrest.
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