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Recent Examples of witting Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. Megan Friedman, Marie Claire, 7 June 2017 These agencies, in turn, viewed Mr. Trump as a witting or unwitting Kremlin agent. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 29 June 2018 Another major unanswered question is whether Mueller's grand jury will charge any Americans as witting participants in the hacking and leaking scheme — including anyone associated with Trump's presidential campaign. Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2018 Harvey Weinstein built his complicity machine out of the witting, the unwitting and those in between. Carina Chocano, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2018 Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. Leada Gore, AL.com, 8 June 2017 Let’s continue: Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. Monique Judge, The Root, 8 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for witting
Adjective
  • Gong and his family members are aware of the filmmakers, even mention the filming, yet remain largely unselfconscious in front of the cameras.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Everyone inside the clubhouse is aware of baseball mortality.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • First responders arrived at the scene around 10:03 a.m. to find Joseph conscious and alert, the sheriff's office said.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Diplomatic and socially conscious, Mitchell chooses to keep the peace in his relationships, especially seeing both sides of an argument, just like Libra.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The deliberate elimination of gender-affirming care in many states is a serious human rights violation.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • As the recovery needle for Chinook moves in the wrong direction, Katz said deliberate action is urgent.
    Alastair Bland | CalMatters, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • What's Being Recalled And Why The voluntary recall was initiated by Cabot’s parent company, Agri-Mark, Inc., on March 26, 2025, after internal testing detected elevated levels of coliform bacteria.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • After an open letter announced the move on March 25, the card count occurred on Wednesday, followed by voluntary recognition from management the same day.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • These new regulations are meant to reduce the chances of intentional or unintentional targeting of white sharks, which not only harms the animals but also increases public safety risks.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • This is often not intentional fraud but is due to the handler not understanding the difference between an ESA and a service dog.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For now, the most exclusive address in American diplomacy stands empty, its intended resident sidelined by the tough math of congressional politics.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • An average dE of below 2 indicates color accurate enough that a casual observer may be unable to distinguish any variation between the color on screen and the intended (source) color.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2025

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“Witting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witting. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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