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Recent Examples of testified
The victim recovered from her injuries and testified at trial, according to the DA's office.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
The officers advised him to make sure the guns were not freely available and lying around the house, Colin Gray testified.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Her house cleaner at the time, Carmen Lauber, testified during the trial on Thursday that in early 2022, Kouri Richins asked her to buy pain pills for an investor.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Today's top stories Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified for more than six hours yesterday in a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
His wife and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified for six hours yesterday.
—Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Roughly 15 witnesses and experts testified during the trial, including rescuers and police officers.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 21 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the social media company Meta was under scrutiny this week as its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, testified at a landmark trial in Los Angeles.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Officials overseeing a Pentagon task force investigating UAPs testified before lawmakers.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
The officers advised him to make sure the guns were not freely available and lying around the house, Colin Gray testified.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Her house cleaner at the time, Carmen Lauber, testified during the trial on Thursday that in early 2022, Kouri Richins asked her to buy pain pills for an investor.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Today's top stories Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified for more than six hours yesterday in a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
His wife and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified for six hours yesterday.
—Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Roughly 15 witnesses and experts testified during the trial, including rescuers and police officers.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 21 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the social media company Meta was under scrutiny this week as its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, testified at a landmark trial in Los Angeles.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Officials overseeing a Pentagon task force investigating UAPs testified before lawmakers.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testified
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Liu — who sports halo hair, has been vocal about her progressive politics and swore on camera after winning — has flipped the stereotype on its head, forcing figure skating to move along with the tide.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy received a verbal warning from governing body World Curling a day after the feisty back-and-forth with the Swedish team, when fingers were pointed and the Canadian player repeatedly swore.—
STEVE DOUGLAS,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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However, in December, the company issued a statement about Oklahoma homeowners claims that attested to close coordination with the insurance department.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Supporters of Pahlavi were particularly vocal in Mashhad this month, as attested by the prevalence of pro-monarchy graffiti on city walls, and the regime’s propaganda devoted particular attention to discrediting the former crown prince.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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In December, Manbij witnessed a freak blizzard, one of the harshest in memory.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Anyone who witnessed the crash or has additional information was asked to contact the CHP’s Truckee office at 530-563-9200.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Videos geolocated and verified by CNN show a large fire at a residential high-rise building in Bahrain’s capital Manama on Saturday and smoke rising from the vicinity of the Crowne Plaza hotel in the city on Sunday.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Iranian state media, citing the Red Crescent, said at least 201 people had been killed and more than 700 injured nationwide, though the figures could not be independently verified.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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