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Recent Examples of testify
Members of Congress are scrutinizing Epstein’s death and have called Noel to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is reviewing the federal government’s investigation into Epstein.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Scientists like Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke, who testified on behalf of the plaintiff in the Meta and YouTube case, say that’s not just anecdotal.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
At that hearing, only a handful of witnesses testified against that specific provision.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Guillory survived and later testified against Dominguez.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Scientists like Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke, who testified on behalf of the plaintiff in the Meta and YouTube case, say that’s not just anecdotal.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
At that hearing, only a handful of witnesses testified against that specific provision.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Guillory survived and later testified against Dominguez.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for testify
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Tensions rose, neighbors said, to the point that King was heard at times swearing at Kirsten Wells as well as others using vulgar epithets.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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The president is set to appoint Shah as the prime minister of Nepal, and to swear him in on Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The agency is requesting anyone who witnessed the accident or anyone who may have video footage or information to call the Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922).—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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So the idea of witnessing a wedding and what that does to you internally birthed the idea of, okay, actually, a bunch of people are going to spontaneously bleed to death at this wedding.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Those who saw him on the scout team in practice all season would attest to that.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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But modern-day ranchers here will attest that the semi-arid Malpai borderlands make for an ideal grazing habitat.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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An administrative review is underway to assess the mission and verify compliance with regulations and airspace requirements.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Earlier Monday, the CBS News Confirmed team verified images from the attack that left 10 service members wounded last week.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Testify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testify. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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