(give) witness to
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: to declare belief in (a god or religion)
They gave witness to their faith.
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But that didn’t stop more than 100,000 New Yorkers, who lined up to see the Nova Exhibition, honor the dead and bear witness to the largest terror attack ever perpetrated at a live music celebration.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
That includes asking a DOJ's expert witness to explain what would happen if Google's alleged ad tech monopoly was broken up, given how many people depend on its ad demand.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
In the heart of Detroit's North End, Parks Old Style Bar-B-Q has borne witness to the neighborhood’s metamorphosis.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2024
These installations will bear witness to big Marine Corps battles of recent decades – Fallujah, Ramadi, the hard exit from Afghanistan.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2024
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
That includes asking a DOJ's expert witness to explain what would happen if Google's alleged ad tech monopoly was broken up, given how many people depend on its ad demand.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
In the heart of Detroit's North End, Parks Old Style Bar-B-Q has borne witness to the neighborhood’s metamorphosis.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2024
These installations will bear witness to big Marine Corps battles of recent decades – Fallujah, Ramadi, the hard exit from Afghanistan.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2024
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“(give) witness to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28give%29%20witness%20to. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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