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[tes-tuh-fahy] / ˈtɛs təˌfaɪ /


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Boos against opponents and bad referee and yells at your side to do better was the Spirit moving you to testify.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

During Abdel-Rahman’s trial, Hamawy was called by defense lawyers to testify in his favor.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

According to the New Republic’s Greg Sargent, witnesses to the killing have allegedly been pressured to self-deport before they can testify.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

The Fed chair is required by law to testify before Congress twice a year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

The hearing progressed inexorably to the point when Ernest Lawrence would be called to testify.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

But this week, as Warsh testifies before Congress for the first time as Fed chair, he will go before an audience of lawmakers who will want answers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

The number of social-media groups and threads predicated on the opinion that Bowlero/Lucky Strike absolutely sucks testifies to the number of both serious bowlers and casual enthusiasts who see the corporation as an invasive rot.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

Congress will also get its first chance to publicly question administration officials under oath about the war when Army Secretary Dan Driscoll testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday.

From Barron's Apr. 13, 2026

She doesn’t need to describe herself as compassionate; a decade of street art dedicated to dignity, immigration and queer survival already testifies to that commitment.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

I don’t think I could say anything which better testifies to my depth of faith in Mr. Muhammad than that I totally and absolutely rejected my own intelligence.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

“It had to be 3 in the morning, those were the days of those crazy hours,” Witkoff testified at Trump’s 2023 New York civil trial for a decadeslong scheme of lying about his property values.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

In Burke’s case, a number of witnesses have already testified before multiple grand juries, but the records from those hearings are sealed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan testified before House and Senate panels that control federal spending, the first such appearance by sitting members of the nation's top court since 2019.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Celebrity author Stephen King testified for the government at the trial.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Alphonse Bertillon, who knew nothing about the forgery, testified at Dreyfus’s trial.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Warsh is testifying this morning before Congress to lay out his inflation-fighting strategy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

He told everyone it was a pleasure to be there as a dress rehearsal for testifying before Congress.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

Left last week took the unusual step of testifying in his own defense.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

Before the third and final phase gets under way next month - aka "season three" - here are some eye-catching moments from the last 64 days of hearings that saw 32 witnesses testifying.

From BBC May 30, 2026

“You know,” said Ishmael, “when you were testifying, Art, you mentioned a coffee cup on the floor here, remember? Where was that exactly, the coffee cup? Do you remember exactly where it was?”

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




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