testify
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He also said he might take the stand and testify at his trial.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
His tireless travel schedule and quick wit testify to his stamina -- and he also credits his third wife Rosangela da Silva, 59, with keeping him young.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
“There will be repercussions to your refusal to testify today.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
At a time when Black people were often prohibited from testifying in court, habeas became a vehicle by which they could testify to the facts underlying their claims.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
I promised him I would testify to those very words: Rescued from imminent prospect of death.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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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
That Lionsgate is giving what might be their one and only team-up a wide release testifies to the studio’s confidence that it will be one of the defining stunt films of the decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Made in America” testifies to our continued ingenuity and abundance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 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
The human blitzkrieg across America testifies to the incomparable ingenuity and the unsurpassed adaptability of Homo sapiens.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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In Spencer’s case, Burton processed the biological evidence used to convict him and testified as a forensic analyst during his trials.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
The other two men testified that Ballard was not involved.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
In an affidavit released on Wednesday, investigators testified that Farinacci admitted in a police interview to having planned the fire, known as the Old Trails Fire, two weeks in advance.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
In 2017, Adelkoff’s 20-year-old daughter testified in a lawsuit that she was raised in Hawaii and that her mother lives there “year-round.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
School Superintendent Virgil Blossom testified for a long time about the details of the school board’s plan for integration, which had taken two years and two hundred meetings to devise.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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It also avoids witnesses appearing publicly and testifying about the bloody circumstances and history of Nick Reiner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
At a time when Black people were often prohibited from testifying in court, habeas became a vehicle by which they could testify to the facts underlying their claims.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Meta employees were asked to take them off at a trial where Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg was testifying earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Warsh is testifying this morning before Congress to lay out his inflation-fighting strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
He was distressed that I would not be testifying for he had undoubtedly prepared for my cross-examination.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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