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eyewitness

[ahy-wit-nis, ahy-wit-nis, ahy-wit-nis] / ˈaɪˌwɪt nɪs, ˈaɪˈwɪt nɪs, ˈaɪˌwɪt nɪs /


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Other ships could be seen on the hazy horizon, apparently waiting their turn to dock and unload, the eyewitness said, requesting anonymity.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

I was fortunate to be an eyewitness, and a participant of sorts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"We saw the car approaching, it was heading for the curb," an eyewitness said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

It can take hours, he added, to fully corroborate information based on eyewitness accounts and confirm details.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

After the fact, eyewitness testimony became a form of virtual witnessing, hence Boyle’s insistence that he did not appeal ‘to other Writers as to Judges, but as to Witnesses’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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