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Recent Examples of adjudication
In the Tarrant County felony case, Lofton was sentenced to five years of probation with deferred adjudication as part of a plea agreement, and he was ordered to wear an ankle monitor.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Some cases may be heard in a place that isn’t open to the public at all, like one of the handful of immigration adjudication centers scattered around the country.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
In September 2025, he was sentenced to a stay of adjudication and ordered to not serve as an election judge during a one-year probation.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Immigration-status adjudication, by which asylum is granted or citizenship is awarded, came to DHS because of its connection to border and immigration issues.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Some cases may be heard in a place that isn’t open to the public at all, like one of the handful of immigration adjudication centers scattered around the country.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
In September 2025, he was sentenced to a stay of adjudication and ordered to not serve as an election judge during a one-year probation.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Immigration-status adjudication, by which asylum is granted or citizenship is awarded, came to DHS because of its connection to border and immigration issues.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudication
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Her caution might also have stemmed from the knowledge that Denise and Mohamed were nearing the end of their sentences.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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According to Le Figaro, at an unrelated hearing, a judge who served on Ted Maher's case had claimed Ted's sentence had been predetermined before the trial even began.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Less than two hours after the Supreme Court's ruling was announced, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson released a statement vowing to retry the one-time attorney.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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The ruling meant the tariffs shouldn’t have been imposed and thus were unlawful from the beginning.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 May 2026
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Curiosity — the disposition to keep searching even when the AI has given you a good enough answer.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Just a month following the above meeting, the PHA outlined the process for the disposition of 9,000 permanent and semi-permanent demountable units, such as those in Azure Vista.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The finding helps explain how the brains of people with typical hearing are able to solve the cocktail party problem by selecting one voice to amplify while filtering out others.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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“Adjudication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudication. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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