in evidence
Idioms-
Also, much in evidence . Plainly visible, conspicuous, as in The car's new dents were very much in evidence . [Second half of 1800s]
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As testimony in a court of law, as in The attorney submitted the photograph in evidence . [c. 1700]
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But Judge Dabney Friedrich denied the motion, meaning it can be used in evidence.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Pope mania is in evidence throughout Chiclayo, which is dotted with murals of the Augustinian friar.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Robert Wun’s sparkly, inky designs, initially fitted with umbrella-like headwear, enliven the dance as it goes along its uneventful way; Ms. Archibald’s background in hip-hop, as well as classical dance, wasn’t much in evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
When the reporting season first kicked off, they said that investors’ main focus would still be capital expenditure outlooks among artificial-intelligence hyperscalers, with more interest in evidence of returns on those investments into the technology.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Now they came by not only to dine and partake of the arts — of which there were fewer in evidence all the time—but rather to tour the facilities and pronounce upon progress.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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