cross-examine

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An authority that comes from nowhere visible, accountable to nothing you can touch or verify or cross-examine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Vaughan has been continuing to cross-examine one of Sir Jeffrey's two alleged victims, known as Complainant A.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Trump’s legal team was also allowed to dispute evidence, cross-examine witnesses called by opposing counsel, and raise questions of law and fact throughout the trial—all of which they did aggressively and comprehensively.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2024

The Harris campaign had wanted the mics to stay hot to lure Trump into being an overbearing jerk who consistently spoke over her and to allow Harris to cross-examine the former president.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2024

Nels Gudmundsson now tottered to his feet in order to cross-examine Sterling Whitman.

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