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something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim
the plaintiff's case rests largely on the testimony of several scientists with no known expertise in that field
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Recent Examples of testimony
The attorneys on both sides will have an opportunity to present evidence and testimony before Judge Daniel Wolk decides whether there is sufficient evidence for Miramontes to stand trial.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But after hours of public testimony, the City Council determined that — unlike cars at the would-be drive-thru — the proposal didn’t stack up.
—Rose Evans
september 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
Days after the hearing, the leader of the Pentagon's office to investigate UFOs provided testimony of his own refuting some of the claims.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Under French law, Céline must secure testimonies to adopt the child carried by her wife in this moving Cannes drama about love, identity, and the evolving meaning of motherhood.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But after hours of public testimony, the City Council determined that — unlike cars at the would-be drive-thru — the proposal didn’t stack up.
—Rose Evans
september 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
Days after the hearing, the leader of the Pentagon's office to investigate UFOs provided testimony of his own refuting some of the claims.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Under French law, Céline must secure testimonies to adopt the child carried by her wife in this moving Cannes drama about love, identity, and the evolving meaning of motherhood.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for testimony
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Demand for the grades 6-12 school, which typically sees over 90% of its graduates enroll in college, grew for the new facility, with a waitlist for admission as evidence, Principal Chelsea McWilliams told the Herald.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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State prosecutors — which in this case would be the county district attorney’s office — are typically prohibited from assuming jurisdiction over a killing outside the country without compelling evidence that a suspect made plans to kill while still in the United States.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Between dives at Prime Scuba Ishigaki, you’ll be served hot mushroom curry rice, beef bowls reminiscent of Yoshinoya, and steaming soup—proof that even on the water, Ishigaki takes its food seriously.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has said that there is no proof of a causal link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and a child’s diagnosis of autism.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The fate of scientific research under the Soviets has been much written about by scholars like Loren Graham and Paul Josephson, with testimonials by those who fled adding many personal details.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Family members, friends, and neighbors turned out, holding signs and sharing testimonials; some of them posted direct appeals to Bukele, the Salvadoran President, on social media.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sumpter was charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors, including assault likely to produce great bodily injury, battery with serious bodily injury and dissuading a witness, Butte County public records show.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Patel is due to testify this week before several congressional committees investigating how the FBI handled key evidence and witness accounts in the Kirk case.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Testimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testimony. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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