as in to swear
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 testify Trump pardons Devon Archer, who testified to GOP against Hunter Biden Watch: Who is the next face of the democratic party? Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025 The White House has stated — and Cabinet officials testified Tuesday — the information in the group chat wasn't classified, even though Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg received tactical details before the attack. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025 What To Know Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe testified Tuesday morning before the Senate Intelligence Committee on the evolving foreign threats facing the United States. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025 While Larson has been trying to obtain a subpoena to force Musk to testify, the Republicans who control the majority of the House committee have blocked it. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for testify
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  • Allegations should be sworn under penalty of perjury to prevent false claims, and individuals facing an order would have the opportunity to respond in court.
    Eric Gonzalez, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Everyone else in the cast, among them Kathryn Hahn as a marketing exec and Ike Barinholtz as Matt's righthand man (who wanted his job), races alongside Rogen, screaming, gushing, swearing, competing, elbowing, arguing.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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  • Reporters for The Associated Press in Beirut heard a loud boom and witnessed smoke rising from an area in the city's southern suburbs that Israel's military had vowed to strike.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are heading to the altar – and some major Hollywood stars might be there to witness it.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • Many Geminis can attest to these concerns because the mutable sign takes on the energy of everyone around them.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Before a warrant is issued, an officer must attest that the request for it is not based on information from informants who have provided false information that has led to negative raids in the past, the bill states.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • Continue to fulfill your obligations and verify that those actions are properly recorded.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Witkoff An unidentified individual familiar with the work of the Yale Center verified the letter's contents and told the NYT that the details were accurate.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

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