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A climactic scene between these two actors in which Jackson cross-examines Göring is a riveting piece of courtroom drama.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

I'm told he "cross-examines" them and their officials - and if their answers aren't up to snuff, they get called in for another meeting.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025

When I think about Harris, I remember her performance at Senate hearings: the way she challenges people, cross-examines them, and handles herself in a room.

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2020

“It’s like being in, what I imagine, one of those law classes where he cross-examines you.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2020

It may be that counsel rises and cross-examines, if there are witnesses for the defence.

From Dr. Sevier by Cable, George Washington