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eyewitness

[ahy-wit-nis, ahy-wit-nis, ahy-wit-nis] / ˈaɪˌwɪt nɪs, ˈaɪˈwɪt nɪs, ˈaɪˌwɪt nɪs /


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This led to a deeper look into other factors contributing to wrongful convictions, including prosecutorial misconduct and mistaken eyewitness identifications, especially those made by witnesses with different racial backgrounds from the suspects.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

I’ve been an eyewitness to lost specimens turning up in a museum when a colleague spotted a dinosaur skull and pterosaur skeleton sitting on the wrong shelf like misplaced library books.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

He was also an eyewitness to the Great Plague of 1665, which took an estimated 100,000 lives, about a fourth of London’s population, in 18 months.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Video captured by an eyewitness showed the moment the iceberg turned over, creating waves close to the coastal city.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Hurd claimed he wasn’t involved, but an eyewitness identified him as having been near the scene and he was convicted by a jury.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Videos shared by eyewitnesses showed the bus badly damaged, as local residents rushed to help the injured children.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

But ICE has provided no proof, and in Araujo’s case, eyewitnesses say the agency is lying about what happened.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Speaking to local media, several eyewitnesses described the devastation as "like a bomb has fallen" on the municipality, while others recounted the fire's "unbelievably quick" spread.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Flock’s ability to identify vehicles without a plate propelled its growth, Weinstein said, because police value searching for other details eyewitnesses typically recall.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

“We’re eyewitnesses, right? I think we should try to solve the case ourselves!”

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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