bore witness
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And, of course, common people who bore witness.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025
“Optimism is not my specialty,” Holzer, 73, freely conceded during a recent conversation at her river-facing Brooklyn studio, where one work after another bore witness to extrajudicial incarceration, “enhanced interrogation” and other governmental malfeasance.
From New York Times • May 16, 2024
One of the men under Andrii’s command, an American volunteer from Atlanta, bore witness to the deadly efficiency of Russian drones.
From Washington Times • Jan. 1, 2024
If Maguire is a man who now faces a constant fight to prolong his England career, Hampden Park bore witness to a player with a golden future in front of him in Jude Bellingham.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023
She put her papers in order, and salvaged her notebooks that bore witness to life from the hidden corners of the house.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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