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testify

[tes-tuh-fahy] / ˈtɛs təˌfaɪ /


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Former Justice Department pardon attorney Liz Oyer is scheduled to testify as a witness for Democrats on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

During Abdel-Rahman’s trial, Hamawy was called by defense lawyers to testify in his favor.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

According to the New Republic’s Greg Sargent, witnesses to the killing have allegedly been pressured to self-deport before they can testify.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Kevin Warsh will testify before Congress for the first time as Fed chair this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

More important, they testify to levels of public authority and civic organization rarely associated with nomads.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

But this week, as Warsh testifies before Congress for the first time as Fed chair, he will go before an audience of lawmakers who will want answers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

Congress will also get its first chance to publicly question administration officials under oath about the war when Army Secretary Dan Driscoll testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday.

From Barron's Apr. 13, 2026

She doesn’t need to describe herself as compassionate; a decade of street art dedicated to dignity, immigration and queer survival already testifies to that commitment.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

Terrorist boasting testifies to our own moral decline.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

He wears thick glasses, which he touches over and over again as he testifies.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers

“It had to be 3 in the morning, those were the days of those crazy hours,” Witkoff testified at Trump’s 2023 New York civil trial for a decadeslong scheme of lying about his property values.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

The grandmother, who testified before both Minnesota's House and Senate, practised her statement over the phone to her daughters and in front of the mirror.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Celebrity author Stephen King testified for the government at the trial.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan testified before House and Senate panels that control federal spending, the first such appearance by sitting members of the nation's top court since 2019.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

R. J. Schrandt, a Deputy, testified that after a small group of men had been driven back, Mrs. Sellins organized a mob and led the charge against the line of deputies.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

Warsh is testifying this morning before Congress to lay out his inflation-fighting strategy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Dean was the first high-profile figure to bring attention to the issue, testifying before a House subcommittee in 2020 and appearing at several more in the years that followed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

He told everyone it was a pleasure to be there as a dress rehearsal for testifying before Congress.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

OpenAI board chairman Bret Taylor defended Altman in a court hearing Monday, testifying that Altman had been “forthright” and “proactive and transparent” about his involvements in other companies.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

And Ella Mae was not so beautiful now as she was when she was singing and testifying, but looked like a sullen, ordinary girl.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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