cross-examine

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An authority that comes from nowhere visible, accountable to nothing you can touch or verify or cross-examine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Vaughan has been continuing to cross-examine one of Sir Jeffrey's two alleged victims, known as Complainant A.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

They’ve got one cooperator, but you can cross-examine the cooperator, who’s cooperating in hopes of a more lenient sentence.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

Unlike in a criminal case, Abrego Garcia was not given the right to confront or cross-examine the witnesses against him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

Nels Gudmundsson now tottered to his feet in order to cross-examine Sterling Whitman.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson