eyewitnesses

plural of eyewitness
as in witnesses
a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it The police are hoping to locate an eyewitness to the shooting.

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Recent Examples of eyewitnesses Many eyewitnesses described these craft-like objects as having three bright lights at each vertex and a central, red, pulsating light. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025 The Israeli military has carried out heavy bombing and ground attacks on Gaza City in recent days, eyewitnesses and Palestinian authorities say, choking vital services and leaving hundreds of thousands of people crammed into an ever-shrinking area. Mahmoud Atef, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025 The competing narratives also come with competing videos and eyewitnesses. Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025 Armed men linked to the new regime carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to eyewitnesses and video verified by CNN. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025 Many eyewitnesses confirmed their story in hearings before the Greek asylum authority in Fylakio. Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 Elias Torres was identified as a suspect from his vehicle and eyewitnesses, according to court records. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
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witnesses
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  • These witnesses pointed to China’s recent progress, including a crew vehicle abort-system test in June, a Long March 10 rocket static fire in August, and a moon lander demonstration, as evidence of a systematic push toward the lunar surface.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This data, too, was attacked by Paqueta’s witnesses, with Bob Scott, a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, observing that low probability events are relatively commonplace in football.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

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