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witnesses

  • plural
    of witness.
    witness
    verb (used with object)
    to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception.
  • present tense form
    of witness (3rd person singular).
    witness
    verb (used with object)
    to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception.

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Prosecutors are expected to call witnesses to back up what Davis has said over the years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Gwent Police is appealing for witnesses and want to speak to anyone who was in the pub between 22:00 and 23:00 on the night of the incident.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Earlier that day, however, witnesses testified that Powers had argued with a mutual acquaintance of Byrd and Roberts named Bud.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

This led to a deeper look into other factors contributing to wrongful convictions, including prosecutorial misconduct and mistaken eyewitness identifications, especially those made by witnesses with different racial backgrounds from the suspects.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

The book also contends that Boyle developed a novel technique for winning support by turning readers into virtual witnesses: virtual witnessing is important, but Boyle was hardly a pioneer in this respect either.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton