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testify

[tes-tuh-fahy] / ˈtɛs təˌfaɪ /


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Daniel’s doctor and lawyer could testify to that in court.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Flynn did not testify during the trial, and his defence team called no witnesses.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Five American women, aged 18 to 21, have joined the case as civil parties and were expected to testify by video link this week.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Such images testify to the salience of animals to our predecessors, and these renderings remain psychologically compelling to modern viewers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Women could not serve on juries or testify in court.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Warsh has an opportunity to steer that consensus when he testifies to Congress this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

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

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 has no special immunity. Any witness who testifies falsely under oath is chargeable with perjury.”

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026

The navigator sits on a leaky barrel of yuck that was once full of food, but its stench testifies to the fact that the foodstuffs have decayed into something other.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

After he testified, Thomas gained credibility in the public’s eye.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

He later testified at the 2008 trial of three men who faced charges in connection with the attack.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

He denied he was affiliated with the Mexican Mafia, but a prison official testified he was deemed a member in 1989.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

A valuation expert hired by John Overdeck testified that his stake in the business was worth $50 million at the time of marriage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

He was unlike most of the other people who testified about such dangers; they tended to be researchers, victims, or their families.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Taylor supported the effort, testifying before the U.S.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

The complainant said in a statement to Canadian broadcaster CBC that the trial was dismissed because she is "unwilling to sacrifice my mental health" by testifying.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Laura Overdeck is barred from testifying or introducing witnesses after the court found she obtained confidential emails from her husband’s laptop, among other violations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Days before the trial, Meta attempted to block Bejar from testifying, a move that the judge denied.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

A public journal, testifying to those who will never die and those who are yet to be born, as to why we human beings do the things we do.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman


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