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[wit-nis] / ˈwɪt nɪs /






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The witness at the end of the second panel turned out to be the one worth listening to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The day before, Panish had hammered the surgeon on the witness stand, asking: “Do you admit your wife killed the two kids? Do you admit it? Yes or no?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Joshua Amissah got up from his seat in the witness box and stepped away from the interpreter by his side.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

To witness, in the Christian sense, is not to merely describe events.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Courtroom artists complained that his restless gestures in the witness box made it impossible to get a good sketch.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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