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Ask a witness how fast cars were going when they smashed into each other, rather than hit, and the estimates rise — and a week later they are likelier to remember broken glass that was never there.
Ask a witness how fast cars were going when they smashed into each other, rather than hit, and the estimates rise — and a week later they are likelier to remember broken glass that was never there.
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