as in attesting
to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact several witnesses testified that they had seen the accused in the vicinity of the crime scene
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Recent Examples of testifying The secretary made his fourth and fifth appearances before congressional committees in less than a week, testifying before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee before heading to a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. —
Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 Several members of the president's Cabinet are also on Capitol Hill this month testifying on the president's fiscal year 2027 budget request -- opening up opportunities for lawmakers to publicly engage with the administration. —John Parkinson, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 Both of those events took place in 2016, well outside the statute of limitations, but prosecutors are probing whether Brennan committed perjury when testifying under oath about these events before Congress in 2023. —Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Lyons resigned after testifying on Capitol Hill earlier on Thursday. —Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026 Athena’s dad, Jacob Strand, is the first witness testifying this morning, followed by more testimony from the case’s lead investigator and video evidence. —Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 Early in the session, the House held hearings on the assault weapons and high-capacity magazines ban, with Annunciation families and students testifying in support. —Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026 The plaintiffs’ first witnesses will begin testifying on Wednesday. —Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026 In October, the defense accused prosecutors of not disclosing the victim’s wishes to not move forward with the case and shielding the victim from testifying in a deposition. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 Several members of the president's Cabinet are also on Capitol Hill this month testifying on the president's fiscal year 2027 budget request -- opening up opportunities for lawmakers to publicly engage with the administration. —John Parkinson, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 Both of those events took place in 2016, well outside the statute of limitations, but prosecutors are probing whether Brennan committed perjury when testifying under oath about these events before Congress in 2023. —Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Lyons resigned after testifying on Capitol Hill earlier on Thursday. —Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026 Athena’s dad, Jacob Strand, is the first witness testifying this morning, followed by more testimony from the case’s lead investigator and video evidence. —Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 Early in the session, the House held hearings on the assault weapons and high-capacity magazines ban, with Annunciation families and students testifying in support. —Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026 The plaintiffs’ first witnesses will begin testifying on Wednesday. —Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026 In October, the defense accused prosecutors of not disclosing the victim’s wishes to not move forward with the case and shielding the victim from testifying in a deposition. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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The family staunchly defended Michael Jackson for more than 25 years, attesting to his innocence of inappropriate conduct.— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
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Some rappers have begun directly attesting to the fictional nature of their music.— Maria Sherman, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Even the film’s critic-defying, pinky-swearing fanbase may be disappointed in the barebones production, jarring plotting, tired dialogue and ham-handed staging.— Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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If Rob Manfred were to wake up tomorrow morning and decide to do away with the seventh-inning stretch, untold amounts of swearing and freaking out would ensue, even though the origins of the practice are murky and the exercise itself is largely an empty signifier.— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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In terms of his musical accomplishments, Doug recalled witnessing other famous musicians gush over his father.— Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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However, witnessing their interactions was eye-opening.— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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There were no dedicated, full-time employees in that arm, which handles verifying and logging all distribution expenses for accounting statements, other than Neon former vice president of finance James Wehrfritz, until 2020, when Friscia was hired, per court documents.— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
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The model can also reason through tasks, including verifying outputs and pulling in external information.— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
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