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Recent Examples of testify
Mother and son receive their sentences To have a strong case against Santana, the prosecution needed Victoriano Hernandez Olivo to testify, Lagerwall said in court.
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Shannon Tyler
june 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 June 2026
Cisneros, who is in her second term on the Sunnyvale City Council, testified on the bill’s behalf in an assembly committee hearing in April.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Another major question hanging over any retrial is whether Murdaugh would once again take the witness stand after testifying during the original proceedings.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Chris Brown was seated at the defense table in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday, poised to testify at his dog-mauling trial, when the judge declared a mistrial due to juror misconduct.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
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Shannon Tyler
june 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 June 2026
Cisneros, who is in her second term on the Sunnyvale City Council, testified on the bill’s behalf in an assembly committee hearing in April.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Another major question hanging over any retrial is whether Murdaugh would once again take the witness stand after testifying during the original proceedings.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Chris Brown was seated at the defense table in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday, poised to testify at his dog-mauling trial, when the judge declared a mistrial due to juror misconduct.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
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If elected to new offices, they would both be sworn into roles in the first week of 2027, leaving their seats behind the Sacramento dais vacant.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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Sent to the minors the next spring training, Sweet told off his manager, Roger Craig, who swore that Sweet would never play for him again — and kept his word.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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She's lived through many hurricanes and other storms, but never witnessed thunder and lightning like this.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Pliny the Younger, a Roman author who witnessed Vesuvius’ infamous eruption, wrote that people tried to protect themselves with objects or pillows secured onto their heads with towels.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
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If the underlying model behind an agent can be identified and attested, then trust no longer has to rest on the interface alone.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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And as many police officers will attest, those investments make policing more effective, not less.—
Diane Goldstein,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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Having a smart structure for AI verification is going to become increasingly critical as the technology performs more and more tasks, outpacing the ability of humans to verify all the work.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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International monitors verified that Iran was complying, and Iran was able to tap its oil wealth.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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“Testify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testify. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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