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[wit-nis] / ˈwɪt nɪs /






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A defendant representing himself who called his own father as a character witness.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

She detailed what it was like to witness her father shackled at the ankles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

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

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

All the people around, as I have said, were called in to witness these manifestations.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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