circumstantial evidence

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Like a criminal trial with no eyewitnesses, the prosecution of the “Queens of Combat” question relies on a cistern’s worth of circumstantial evidence, which may or may not add up to a case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

But as it stands that remains a feeling - circumstantial evidence at best - and the first minister's denials were categorical.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

“It is like circumstantial evidence in a Sherlock Holmes mystery,” said Slok.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

But they do happen, with jurisdictions in many countries concluding that circumstantial evidence alone can constitute proof.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

There was a lot of circumstantial evidence, but actually those two witnesses were the entire case for the prosecution.

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose