witnessed

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When a parent intervened, Pratt also screamed at the parent, according to three people who witnessed the incident, who asked to remain unnamed for fear of retaliation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

On Wednesday, the BBC witnessed the nine deportees arrive at Sierra Leone's airport via a Boeing charter flight.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Senate, and then for the presidency, the country witnessed a profound change.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

On Saturday night, AFP journalists witnessed long-range drones being launched toward Russia, in what turned out to be one of the largest barrages of the conflict.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

What really united them was what they witnessed in the network of prisons, where TB was now the leading cause of death.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French