adduce

as in to cite
to give as an example in support of a 12-month school year, the committee adduced data from other school districts

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Recent Examples of adduce In the days since, this seemingly straightforward reference to a surprise attack on the innocent and the need to punish its perpetrators has been adduced as evidence of Netanyahu’s genocidal intent. Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2024 The moral problem adduced by their work had been debated by the Los Alamos scientists incessantly from the beginning. Longreads, 20 July 2023 The term could justify both exclusion and engagement: the scourge of heathenism was later adduced as a reason to oppose Chinese immigration to California, and to support the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands. Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023 Examples are not difficult to adduce. Joseph Epstein, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020 See All Example Sentences for adduce
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  • Two big footwear stocks The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar, that Dick’s Sporting Goods is getting close to buying Foot Locker .
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 15 May 2025
  • Organizers cited fundraising shortfalls as the cause for cancellation.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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  • Harbaugh mentioned two other undrafted free agents who popped on film: Kansas receiver Luke Grimm and Iowa State tight end Stevo Klotz.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 10 May 2025
  • But then, on May 2nd, the White House released its final budget proposal, which didn’t mention Head Start at all.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 10 May 2025

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“Adduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adduce. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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