to wit
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The crude special effects won’t win her an Oscar, but on TikTok, perfection takes a backseat to wit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
But before Congress rushes to create a new Department of Algorithm Review, I suggest we recall Walt Kelly’s comment in his comic strip, “Pogo,” to wit: “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021
First, a reminder that our scale is different from Yelp’s — to wit:
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2019
To Virginia’s first U.S. senator, retaining royal prerogatives in the American presidency disabled the “three legged Stool” of coequal branches, to wit, “if one leg is longer than another, the Stool will not stand.”
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2018
An actual survey was arranged, and surveyors appointed, to wit: Charles Turner, Jr., on the part of the United States, and Colin Campbell on the part of Great Britain.
From Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers by Bedini, Silvio A.
