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Recent Examples of deposition
Another woman who was awarded $27 million but declined to be named said revisiting childhood trauma during her deposition was painful but, in a way, healing.
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CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
The Wall Street Journal reported that investigators from HHS interviewed Armstrong on April 1 during a closed-door deposition following her resignation on March 28.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The Texas Supreme Court said in November that Paxton would not have to sit for a deposition in the lawsuit — another win for the attorney general, who has managed to avoid testifying about the corruption allegations through the civil lawsuit, his impeachment trial and the federal investigation.
—Kayla Guo, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
Details of those incidents — including the discipline Moulton received — were gleaned from depositions and other court filings from a lawsuit against the city by a man who was injured in one of the crashes.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
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CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
The Wall Street Journal reported that investigators from HHS interviewed Armstrong on April 1 during a closed-door deposition following her resignation on March 28.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The Texas Supreme Court said in November that Paxton would not have to sit for a deposition in the lawsuit — another win for the attorney general, who has managed to avoid testifying about the corruption allegations through the civil lawsuit, his impeachment trial and the federal investigation.
—Kayla Guo, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
Details of those incidents — including the discipline Moulton received — were gleaned from depositions and other court filings from a lawsuit against the city by a man who was injured in one of the crashes.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposition
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Recent sediment core samples indicate that the glacier began retreating in the 1940s, possibly linked to recurring El Niño patterns.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The cooler water will extract flavor better from coarser coffee and there will be less sediment in your cup at the end.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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While Albanese was criticized for not doing enough to tame rising living costs during his first term, in the years ahead he’s promised a tax cut, cheaper medicines, lower deposits for first-time buyers and 1.2 million houses to ease the housing crisis.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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This was agreed to, but Russia's foreign minister has said that the mineral deposits that exist in Ukraine in the east are one reason his country wouldn't withdraw from that area.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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As part of the restoration process, research divers armed with metal detectors recently hit the water to see what was buried below the silt and sediment.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Best says the murky water can be full of tannins and algae and, once he’s started reaching for balls on the bottom, the disturbed silt reduces visibility dramatically.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Deposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposition. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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