witnesses

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When he died that afternoon, witnesses reported that his departing words were “Jefferson survives!”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Our witnesses were 643 living and extinct species.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Police could canvass neighborhoods, interview witnesses, check traffic cameras, maybe pull hotel records or receipts.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Those witnesses included Musk and Altman themselves, plus Satya Nadella, the chief executive of Microsoft, which Musk accused of helping in the scheme.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Unfortunately, the representatives of the Inquisition, witnesses and all, were present in the same room, ready to step in if Galileo showed any trace of reluctance to go along with what Bellarmine had to say.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin