witness
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Atkins’ trial began May 11, and ran for 19 days of witness testimony and presentation of evidence that was almost entirely put on by the prosecution.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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
Even if you never bore witness to that outrageous performance, its elemental alchemy vibrates in the band’s most popular songs, each of them calling to us with purpose.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
They are difficult because a language is being compelled to testify, and because a poet is asking who can bear witness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
One theater patron, still hoping to witness General Grant’s arrival, looked up from his first-floor seat and saw a man approaching the box.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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