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testified

  • past participle
    of testify.
    testify
    verb (used without object)
    to bear witness; give or afford evidence.
  • past tense form
    of testify.
    testify
    verb (used without object)
    to bear witness; give or afford evidence.

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Varun Shetty, OpenAI’s vice president of media partnerships, testified in the lawsuit that he wasn’t aware of OpenAI’s purchasing books at scale and scanning them for training purposes, according to the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

During the high-profile hit-and-run trial of Rebecca Grossman, a California Highway Patrol officer testified that he stopped her for speeding and warned her that driving above the speed limit could have fatal consequences.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Andrew Travis testified that Walters called him as he and Oxford were leaving the Roebucks’ house to ask him to pick them up.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Nadella also testified that conversing with chatbots “substituted” for websites, “versus needing to go to the underlying source,” according to the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled hearings on innocence and the death penalty a few months after Walter’s release, and we both testified.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson