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eyewitness

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


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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

An eyewitness told the Daily Tribune newspaper that she heard a loud rumbling moments before the collapse.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Besides the 20-member hiking group, eyewitness accounts indicate there were other hikers on the mountain as well.

From BBC • May 8, 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 all, no eyewitness accounts exist of the devastation—none of the peoples in the Southeast had any form of writing known today.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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