witness stand

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On the witness stand, Daniel didn’t say where he grew up.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Gerry Adams is due to take the witness stand in a London court later, as his civil trial on allegations he had a role in major IRA bombing decisions nears an end.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg made an extended, pugnacious appearance in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, defending his company from the witness stand against a lawsuit that alleges social media harms children.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

He may have even made the prosecution look bad by undermining their preferred theory from the witness stand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Mrs. Browder was called to the witness stand, raised her right hand, and swore to tell the “truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose