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adjudges

verb

present tense third-person singular of adjudge

as in decides

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious

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The tension of his earlier work is there in abundance, especially when Irwin decides, in a misguided fit of pride, to take his sons to his new workplace in Carroll Gardens late one night.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2026
Or, maybe Colorado decides enough is enough and pays the buyout.

— Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026

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In terms of capabilities, the research group Epoch AI judges Chinese models to be only about seven months behind American ones.

— Tal Feldman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2026
Paralympian Ezra Frech maintained his frontrunner status last week by earning the season’s first 10, but after that dam broke, judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, Derek Hough, and guest judge Kym Johnson began handing them out like hotcakes.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

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Around the same time, Congress established the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, an administrative body that adjudicates patent disputes.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
In New York, on the other hand, a neutral third party determines eligibility and adjudicates payouts.

— Jacob Lederman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

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