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Avenatti has cross-examined Regnier before, during the embezzlement trial, which ended when the judge found that certain evidence should have been turned over to Avenatti and wasn’t.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2022

He has cross-examined the German people, and he has cross-examined them with consummate tact and skill.

From German Problems and Personalities by Saroléa, Charles

She has cross-examined Mrs. Inchbare; she has written to your steward for the date of your arrival at your estate; she has done every thing, calculated every thing, and foreseen every thing—except my excellent temper.

From Man and Wife by Collins, Wilkie

He earnestly requests Socrates to remain;—in this showing, as Nicias says, how little he knows the man, who will certainly not go away until he has cross-examined the company about their past lives.

From Laches by Jowett, Benjamin