witness stand
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The case was the first to get Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the witness stand, where he defended Instagram’s safety record and lamented the difficulty of keeping youngsters off the app.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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
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
On the witness stand of a Pomona courtroom, the business owner told a bizarre and terrifying story.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
When Sheriff Smith left the witness stand, I let out a sigh of relief.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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