cross-examine
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Ruemmler told the Journal that she never drafted a letter, represented Epstein or was asked to cross-examine victims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
They’ve got one cooperator, but you can cross-examine the cooperator, who’s cooperating in hopes of a more lenient sentence.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2026
Unlike in a criminal case, Abrego Garcia was not given the right to confront or cross-examine the witnesses against him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
They would call him as a witness, cross-examine him and, if he didn't comply, level a second misconduct charge at him.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
Nels Gudmundsson now tottered to his feet in order to cross-examine Sterling Whitman.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
I'm told he "cross-examines" them and their officials - and if their answers aren't up to snuff, they get called in for another meeting.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
When I think about Harris, I remember her performance at Senate hearings: the way she challenges people, cross-examines them, and handles herself in a room.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2020
“It’s like being in, what I imagine, one of those law classes where he cross-examines you.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2020
The latest secret witness is expected to testify Wednesday, after Durst’s defense team cross-examines Barnes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2017
“When the church cross-examines the government, the towers of Notre Dame shake,” I said, pleasantly.
From The Maids of Paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Garcia joined Fields in the back row, watching as Steel cross-examined Kacey Hester, also known as OTF Jam, one of the admitted shooters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Victims are often cross-examined during the lengthy legal proceedings, which frequently deepens their sense of guilt, Tsang noted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Because Florsheim had no lawyer, he cross-examined his neighbor himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Giving legal directions on Monday, Mr Justice Bennathan KC said Trump had not given evidence under oath or been cross-examined.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
We punched and counterpunched, dissected and cross-examined, though it was clearly I who was more inflamed.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
With this rule in place, and with prosecutors thirsty to invoke it, the first part of every excessive punishment analysis turns into Tom Cruise cross-examining Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men: Q: “Grave Danger?”
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2025
Mayers’ defense attorney Joe Tacopina — who is likely to begin cross-examining Ephron on Thursday — has said the weapon was a “prop gun” that only fired blanks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
He began to embrace the thrill of cross-examining visiting missionaries.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
In cross-examining Woodyard, Senior Assistant Attorney General Jason Slothouber pointed out that the first thing he did after returning back on the scene was call Rosenblatt away to talk away from anyone’s body camera.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
It’s like he was cross-examining my subconscious, looking for some clue he might have missed the ninety-ninth time around.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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