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witness

[wit-nis] / ˈwɪt nɪs /






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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

The footballing world is set to witness the showdown it has been waiting for.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

He traveled in a van with Abdel-Rahman and Emad Salem, the government informant who later became a key witness in the federal case against Abdel-Rahman.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

When Diana Tupiza and Andres Alquinga decided to get married, they selected a rather unusual witness for the civil wedding ceremony: Luna, their Pekingese pup who stamped her paw print on the marriage certificate.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

The last time chess had made the Times front page was in 1954, when the Soviet team visited the United States and Carmine Nigro had brought the eleven-year-old Bobby to witness the international match.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Officers from the force's serious collision investigation unit are appealing for witnesses or anyone who may have dashcam footage to come forward.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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

After Alquinga and Tupiza's ceremony, Luna stamped her paw on their marriage license, which also had the signatures of the couple -- and other human witnesses.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

Detectives "continue to appeal for witnesses and anyone driving in the vicinity at the time who may have captured footage on dash cam to contact them", the spokesman added.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

She knew how much work they had done to track the gang and round up witnesses.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

It is a place that has witnessed military battles, sovereignty disputes and a 13-year blockade imposed by Spain.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

“She’s still basically on a hero’s journey wanting to get justice for what happened to Remy and for the genocide that she witnessed and that she is a survivor of,” Zann says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

"It's been very special to have witnessed the arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry, and especially for it to be back on these shores for the first time in probably a thousand years," added Cullinan.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

It has witnessed some of our greatest triumphs and deepest failures.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

I had never witnessed such haggling over prices.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

We are witnessing an enormous transfer of cash from the providers of AI—and, perhaps one day, AI users—to the memory-chip makers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

There is — and I mean this — existentialism in witnessing a person embrace shame and terror.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

We might be witnessing history; no woman has ever been the plebe to swap the hats.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

When guests gathered at a church in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan at the weekend, they knew they were witnessing something rare.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

After the fact, eyewitness testimony became a form of virtual witnessing, hence Boyle’s insistence that he did not appeal ‘to other Writers as to Judges, but as to Witnesses’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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