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bears witness



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It holds a letter congratulating Mark, instructing him to finish the 25th file, Cold Harbor, as Helly. bears witness.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025

The former member of a Charleston group established to protect Black cemeteries emphasized that the ground itself bears witness to history.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

“Saint Omer” — a triumph at the fall festivals and France’s candidate for best international feature at the Academy Awards — also bears witness to shattering trauma, of a wildly complex kind.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2023

But in her cocktail party recap of Broadway’s heyday, she bears witness to what it was like to be a female composer in a field dominated by men — chiefly her father.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022

“All of creation bears witness to the Greatness of God!”

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel



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