bore witness

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past tense of bear witness
as in testified
to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact Both parties were asked to bear witness during the trial.

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Recent Examples of bore witness On September 5, 1982, a music festival in San Bernardino, California, organized by Apple’s Steve Wozniak, bore witness to the first-ever public television link between the United States and the Soviet Union. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Bore witness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bore%20witness. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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