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[wit-nis] / ˈwɪt nɪs /






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Unlike recent events in Detroit and Los Angeles, the Paris show consistently had throngs of attendees crowded around stages to witness the debut of new vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

In January of last year, in the last public evidence sessions, the inquiry heard from its expert witness Alan Pughsley, former chief constable of Kent Police and experienced homicide investigator.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

She appears to be a silent witness to all of the debate going on around her.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

According to KTLA, a witness riding an L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

And Hunter wouldn’t be any sort of witness, if he refused to send the game to Omi.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

Doan Van Cong, 68, and his family spent years touring cemeteries and talking to witnesses to discover what happened to his uncle, who died in 1950, when he was in his early 20s.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Those who saw the attack said some witnesses had tried unsuccessfully to distract the tiger.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The number of witnesses to federal and state executions is tightly controlled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Hasan chose to conduct his own defense during the trial but called no witnesses and gave no testimony, and made no attempt to deny the charges.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Reporters wrote about the court proceedings and dug up background about Guiteau, the lawyers, and the witnesses who testified.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

The award-winning artist said she had "never witnessed bots on this scale" and was changing the process as it is "so important" to her that fans can buy tickets at the face value price.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Countertenors, long seen as rough facsimiles of the castrati, have witnessed a resurgence since the 1950s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Nearly four in five have witnessed patients abandon treatment because of problems with the process.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Jayson Lowe, chief executive of Ascendant Financial Inc., was on another flight at LAX when he witnessed the collision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Struggling out onto the ice, the crew witnessed the last of Endurance, a mile and a half away, as her bows went under.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Scholars have claimed that there is something very different about the visceral experience of witnessing the state putting someone to death and the experience of watching that happen on television or a video feed.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Her tone soon shifts to the introspective: After witnessing a fight between Robert Duvall and his girlfriend, Eleanor writes, “I hope I am finally through playing victim in my life.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I believe we’re witnessing something that we’ll probably never see again. Her music reminds me of Björk, Aphex Twin, even Shakira — but it’s also incredibly fresh and original.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

There's a knowing smile there, an indication of the kind of class he is now witnessing.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

It took three days and his witnessing almost every sour, cheek-reddening memory in my head for me to finally throw up some kind of defense.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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