Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is bear witness to and its meaning is “bear testimony to, be evidence of, be proof of, prove, demonstrate, connfirm, substantiate, vouch for”.
Example Sentence: When Family Action was established as the Charity Organisation Society in 1869, its aim was to find more effective ways to lift people out of poverty. After two name changes and more than 140 years of casework, the charity once again finds itself bearing witness to a daily struggle for survival. Every day, caseworkers encounter people struggling to meet basic needs, including parents reheating formula milk (milk powder) rather than pouring it away. This is the painful frontline of a cost of living crisis that is now threatening charities as well as the communities they serve.
This phrase is present in The Guardian view on charities and the cost of living crisis: overwhelming needs and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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