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be a witness





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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel was also expected to be a witness, but the company settled with the plaintiff last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Teske was scheduled to be a witness in her trial but Gutierrez’s defense attorney decided not to call Teske to testify.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024

“If he said this person shouldn't be a witness at the hearing, I guess that would concern their participation in the case,” Germain said.

From Salon ● May 1, 2024

When asked, he said he would be able to stop following Cohen, who will obviously be a witness in this case, during the trial.

From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2024

I wanted to voice the words in them that they could not say, to be a witness for their living.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright


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