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The phrase "a report testified" is not correct in standard written English.
It is not typically used because "testified" is usually associated with individuals giving evidence, not reports.
Example: "The report testified to the effectiveness of the new policy." (This would be better phrased.)
Alternatives: "a report indicated" or "a report stated".
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He wrote a report, testified to Congress, and wrote an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal.
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He personally flew the documents to Berlin, along with a report testifying to their significance.
The Andersen trial made clear how one of America's most trusted brand names, a firm whose signature at the bottom of a corporate report testified to its reliability, has betrayed the public trust.
Even magistrate Sue Gordon, who was an author of the original report, testified "it was an adequate and reasonably well maintained facility".
Mr. Chitiea, an author of the report, testified that it was made available to Signal's directors, but to his knowledge it was not circulated to the outside directors of UOP.
The civil rights organization reaffirmed its battle against police brutality, but added, "We favor the use of whatever force is necessary to stop a crime or to apprehend a criminal". Vincent Baker, the author of the report, testified that "the silent majority in Harlem would welcome a police order to get tough". He even advocated for a "stop and frisk" policy.
But at today's hearing, the author of the report testified that he included little personal information about Mr. Skakel, a nephew of Ethel Kennedy's, and focused instead on the lack of any prison or rehabilitation program in the state's juvenile justice system for an adult convicted of murder as a juvenile.
He and other players mentioned in the report testified, with Mr. Clemens proclaiming: "Let me be clear.
Katsaris, the expert behind the latest report, testified for the County Prosecutor's Office in the trial of Michael Brelo, a Cleveland police officer charged with voluntary manslaughter for his role in the deaths of two unarmed, black suspects.
The data examined in this surveillance report testify to the heavy public health burden that COPD continues to levy in the United States.
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