the stand
noun
: the place where a witness testifies in court
She lied while on the stand.
The witness was asked to take the stand.
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Prosecutor Nichols called David Wiley to the stand, who recounted Terry Rose's confession to him back in 1999.
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
One of the stand-out pictorial images from the West Ham defeat was the photograph captured by Mark Thompson of Getty Images showing captain Jose Sa and fellow defender Ladislav Krejci remonstrating with their team-mate (our lead image at the top of this piece).
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Over four days on the stand, John described the events leading up to the president’s assassination, when Moïse was shot a dozen times inside his bedroom and his wife, Martine, was seriously wounded.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
While on the stand, Texas Ranger Job Espinoza, the lead investigator who was with Horner when Athena's body was located and interrogated him after his arrest, testified that Horner had told him Athena’s underwear was still on her body, according to FOX 4.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
One of the stand-out pictorial images from the West Ham defeat was the photograph captured by Mark Thompson of Getty Images showing captain Jose Sa and fellow defender Ladislav Krejci remonstrating with their team-mate (our lead image at the top of this piece).
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Over four days on the stand, John described the events leading up to the president’s assassination, when Moïse was shot a dozen times inside his bedroom and his wife, Martine, was seriously wounded.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
While on the stand, Texas Ranger Job Espinoza, the lead investigator who was with Horner when Athena's body was located and interrogated him after his arrest, testified that Horner had told him Athena’s underwear was still on her body, according to FOX 4.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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“The stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stand. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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