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eyewitness

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


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I was fortunate to be an eyewitness, and a participant of sorts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

An eyewitness later told police one of the men "had the appearance of a spy".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

It can take hours, he added, to fully corroborate information based on eyewitness accounts and confirm details.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, who was returning from a restroom on the floor where the incident occurred, delivered an eyewitness account from the Hilton lobby using a Webex app on a smartphone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Because it was well recorded, both in film and in eyewitness accounts, volcanologists gained an understanding of what a blast from the side of a volcano, rather than from its top, might do.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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