to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact
several witnesses testified that they had seen the accused in the vicinity of the crime scene
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Recent Examples of testifiesThe shallow cultural footprint of these titles, at least two of which succeeded critically and/or financially, testifies to comedy’s waning as a cinematic form.—
Dan Brooks,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2026 Patrick Clancy, now divorced from Lindsay, testifies as the trial’s first witness.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2026 Herbert came into 2026 with a six-year body of work that testifies to his competency.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2026 Jay Clayton, nominee to be director of national intelligence, testifies during his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.—
Justin Papp,terri Cullen,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2026 Dark words haunted ‘American Idol’ alum’s affair, mistress testifies through tears.—FOXNews.com,
25 Sep. 2026 When a survivor reports an incident and ultimately testifies against someone who harmed them, memory recall might be uniquely affected.—
Michele Patterson Ford,
The Conversation,
19 Aug. 2026 Lindsay Clancy's sister testifies Earlier, Allison Ozga, Clancy's sister, was called to testify for the defense.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
17 Aug. 2026 March 13, 2023 Cohen again testifies before the grand jury investigating the hush money payments.—
Jessie Dimartino,
ABC News,
29 July 2026
The determination to do so sometimes exacts a great price, as Gettysburg attests.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Oct. 2026
Pavese situated the story of his time in much longer cycles than the ventennio of Fascism, which, as contemporary history attests, wasn’t so much defeated as repressed.
In testing the holiday period’s effectiveness, the report also verifies that spending at peak periods of demand does not guarantee the highest marginal return on media spend (MROM).
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2026
In other words, there’s no comprehensive process that verifies safety certification before sale.