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[wit-nis] / ˈwɪt nɪs /






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The day before, Panish had hammered the surgeon on the witness stand, asking: “Do you admit your wife killed the two kids? Do you admit it? Yes or no?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

They are difficult because a language is being compelled to testify, and because a poet is asking who can bear witness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

To witness, in the Christian sense, is not to merely describe events.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

The witness was then cross-examined by Sir Jeffrey's barrister Kieran Vaughan KC.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

She watched as guards guided Frank to the witness stand.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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