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But the Trump administration’s plan was to take the CFPB down to the barest minimum staffing required under law: Just five CFPB employees would remain, either in a stand-alone office or folded into another regulatory body, the workers testified.
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Opponents are targeting restaurants and breweries that testified or spoke in favor of the bill with bad reviews online that tell others to not visit.
—John Frank, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
The suspect refused to testify in initial questioning.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
At a public hearing last week, more than 300 people signed up to testify against Redman’s bill compared to just 17 who signed up in favor — about an 18-to-1 ratio.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Opponents are targeting restaurants and breweries that testified or spoke in favor of the bill with bad reviews online that tell others to not visit.
—John Frank, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
The suspect refused to testify in initial questioning.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025
At a public hearing last week, more than 300 people signed up to testify against Redman’s bill compared to just 17 who signed up in favor — about an 18-to-1 ratio.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for testify
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Others trappers swear by dying and waxing their traps like the old timers used to do.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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There are many eye shadow primers out there, but makeup artists swear by the following formulas for creating level canvases and seamless looks on the delicate, wrinkle-prone skin around the eye area.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2025
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Between April and October 2024, the brand witnessed strong sales growth year-on-year, with Australia up 66 percent; the U.K. 61 percent, and New Zealand 57 percent.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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The past few years at Concordia have been thrilling to work alongside Davis Guggenheim, one of the great documentary filmmakers of our time, and to witness firsthand the important work being done by Emerson Collective, led by the truly inspiring Laurene Powell Jobs.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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Robot backflips are becoming commonplace, but a front flip is significantly more difficult than a backflip, as any gymnast can attest.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Three successive passes in close proximity, which could have caused the drone to lose control, attesting to a desire to restrict free air movement in common areas.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Check road conditions: Before embarking on your journey, verify the current road conditions to make informed travel decisions.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025
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There was no sanitizer measured in a three-compartment sink or in buckets with wipe cloths, and employees did not know how to properly verify the quantity of sanitizer using test strips.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Testify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testify. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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