bear witness
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We are there to bear witness, and we are there to hold power to account.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
You have asserted your core First Amendment rights to speak, assemble, associate—to bear witness as a democratic check on an autocratic regime.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
In Ms. Desai’s hands, painting is many things: a source of escape and self-expression for the artist; a portal to memories both true and merely desired; and a way to bear witness to larger histories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Effectively, I was the first to bear witness to the obviously caring burial of someone's child that occurred over 11,000 years ago.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026
“I hope that all of you will bear witness to this outrage.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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