witness stand

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“It would appear so,” she said from the witness stand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The case was the first to get Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the witness stand, where he defended Instagram’s safety record and lamented the difficulty of keeping youngsters off the app.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

But the jury rejected that defence when she took to the witness stand.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Casey Higgins sparred on the witness stand over what information the consulting firm provided to the councilman’s office about possible conflicts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Now, on the witness stand, he held his hard-billed captain’s hat between his fingers, crossed his arms over his barrel chest, and pointed his cleft chin at Nels Gudmundsson, who wavered unsteadily before him, blinking.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson