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[tes-tuh-fahy] / ˈtɛs təˌfaɪ /


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Justice Department officials in Washington at the time wanted prosecutors to speed up their process, including by subpoenaing witnesses to testify directly before a grand jury, without any FBI interview first, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Court documents from 2015 show she offered to testify as a defence witness in the trial of Minh Quang Pham, who was jailed for 40 years in the US after pleading guilty to supporting al-Qaeda.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Blacknell also noted that prosecutors failed to call any medical experts to testify whether the crash could be linked to bi-polar disorder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We didn’t have a reason to believe he had done it for sure,” Bowen would later testify, “or we didn’t feel he was the right person.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Every now and again one of them came home to testify of the wonders the Lord had worked through him, or her.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

The new chairman, who testifies this week, hasn’t tipped his hand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

But this week, as Warsh testifies before Congress for the first time as Fed chair, he will go before an audience of lawmakers who will want answers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

Congress will also get its first chance to publicly question administration officials under oath about the war when Army Secretary Dan Driscoll testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026

“She has no special immunity. Any witness who testifies falsely under oath is chargeable with perjury.”

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026

Covering more than fifty encryption systems, the book testifies to the doggedness and ingenuity of Elizebeth and her team.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

America's top diplomat testified at the trial in March that Rivera had once been a "close friend" and that the two shared an apartment when they were Florida lawmakers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Maryana Khames testified before legislators about the pitfalls of the old system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Shane Brickley, a property owner in Lone Pine Canyon, testified in support of the project, saying he hoped it would create jobs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

In the courtroom gallery were a number of other women who had testified against Weinstein during legal proceedings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Joe was made to say in court what the victim remembered her assailant saying to her, but she testified that Joe's voice “could very easily be” that of the perpetrator.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The complainant said in a statement to Canadian broadcaster CBC that the trial was dismissed because she is "unwilling to sacrifice my mental health" by testifying.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The trial, which was taking place in Oakland, Calif., was in its second week and Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, had begun testifying Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

In recent days Meta, which has more than three billion users around the world, tried to block ex-Meta employee and expert witness, Arturo Bejar, from testifying.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Meta’s attempt to nix Béjar from the case came as he was testifying in yet another product liability suit against the company in state court in Nashville — this one brought by Tennessee Atty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

A public journal, testifying to those who will never die and those who are yet to be born, as to why we human beings do the things we do.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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