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Recent Examples of testified
Manabe testified before a Senate committee, along with James Hansen, then the director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
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Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Stablecoin issuers Circle's CEO, Jeremy Allaire, has urged Congress to adopt federal stablecoin rules and has testified in favor of robust oversight.
—Anna Strebl, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The assaults occurred in 2017, and additional witnesses testified about Burak’s history of being accused of abuse, according to prosecutors The case was investigated by the FBI and the Army Criminal Investigation Division.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
During her direct examination, Dever testified that Cox called her into his office and that the commissioner told her the department would support her and to tell the truth.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The police detective testified that Miramontes went home after the shooting and had difficulty taking apart the gun.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Hendy, who testified against him, was sentenced to 36 years and released on parole in 2019.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Special Agent Tristan Bailey also testified about the process of collecting DNA and fingerprint samples from Routh.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
During more than two hours of testimony, journalist Michael Shellenberger testified that sources had informed him that intelligence communities are in possession of numerous high-resolution photos and videos of the craft unlike any of the grainy imagery that has so far been declassified.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Stablecoin issuers Circle's CEO, Jeremy Allaire, has urged Congress to adopt federal stablecoin rules and has testified in favor of robust oversight.
—Anna Strebl, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The assaults occurred in 2017, and additional witnesses testified about Burak’s history of being accused of abuse, according to prosecutors The case was investigated by the FBI and the Army Criminal Investigation Division.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
During her direct examination, Dever testified that Cox called her into his office and that the commissioner told her the department would support her and to tell the truth.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The police detective testified that Miramontes went home after the shooting and had difficulty taking apart the gun.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Hendy, who testified against him, was sentenced to 36 years and released on parole in 2019.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Special Agent Tristan Bailey also testified about the process of collecting DNA and fingerprint samples from Routh.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
During more than two hours of testimony, journalist Michael Shellenberger testified that sources had informed him that intelligence communities are in possession of numerous high-resolution photos and videos of the craft unlike any of the grainy imagery that has so far been declassified.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testified
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Rodgers swore his 21st NFL opener overall and 18th as a starter was no different than any preceding it.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Anto, a Parisian cop of Corsican origin, swore as a child to his brother – killed in a vendetta – to break the cycle of vengeance that has plagued their family for generations.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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Someone else who walks over 28,000 steps a day and stands on their feet for long periods of time attested to the shoe’s durability.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Impeachment is an inherently political act, as historians and legal scholars have long attested; Green takes the long view that measures like his build an engaged opposition capable of facing down what has thus far been an untrammeled seizure of executive power by the far right.—
Chris Lehmann,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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That's a heartbreaking reality witnessed day in, day out at facilities like AGWC Rockin' Rescue.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The 16-year-old Evergreen High School shooter physically grappled with one of his victims before shooting the teenager at an intersection behind the school, then shot himself as law enforcement closed in, a man who witnessed the encounter told The Denver Post on Tuesday.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Testified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testified. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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