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Recent Examples of eyewitnessThat’s the picture painted by eyewitnesses who have described a terrifying ordeal whereby 39-year-old Gregory Rossignon fired shots outside his girlfriend’s home, threatened to kill people, and fatally shot Raouf, a clerk at an E-Z Stop on Power Avenue in Pittsburg, outside the store.—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025 Some of the documents detail eyewitness interviews about both Sirhan and the shooting.—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025 Once she was transported to an area hospital, neighbors and eyewitnesses told police another person had been shot inside the home.—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025 According to an arrest warrant obtained by PEOPLE, prosecutors cited an eyewitness and multiple text messages as key evidence in their case.—Chris Spargo, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eyewitness
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witness
Noun
His last words were reported by the Tampa Bay Times and the Associated Press, with reporters representing both outlets as witnesses to the execution.
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Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
Ventura, 38, who is the star witness for federal prosecutors, filed her lawsuit in November 2023 under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, just before its deadline.
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