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Recent Examples of adjudication
As of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2025, the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review reported 3,797,662 immigration cases pending adjudication, of which 2,372,282 had filed applications for asylum.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
The fact that Nixon dodged impeachment and was exonerated of all legal wrongdoing by his successor Gerald Ford’s pardon left the adjudication of war-powers authority a grievously unfinished piece of civic business.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Soto also pleaded no contest to a second charge, but his adjudication was withheld.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Chelmsford and Boston are now the only courts located in New England, two of about 70 immigration courts and adjudication centers nationwide.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
The fact that Nixon dodged impeachment and was exonerated of all legal wrongdoing by his successor Gerald Ford’s pardon left the adjudication of war-powers authority a grievously unfinished piece of civic business.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Soto also pleaded no contest to a second charge, but his adjudication was withheld.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Chelmsford and Boston are now the only courts located in New England, two of about 70 immigration courts and adjudication centers nationwide.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudication
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Lesser sentence in similar case In the same courtroom Thursday, Casey Ruppe was sentenced to 60 days in jail in a case similar to Bellorin’s.—
Julia Coin
January 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, prosecutors argued for a longer sentence for the rapper in a letter to the judge obtained by The New York Times.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Policinski referenced legislation and court rulings that highlight the clashing priorities that can exist between the government and the press.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor offered sharp commentary on Tuesday about the Supreme Court‘s recent rulings, claiming the high court has adopted several past dissenting opinions as new rulings.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Jan. 2026
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Desserts, salads, chicken, roasted potatoes…what can’t be improved by the yellow fruit’s sunny disposition?—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Recall that a year prior to Wardlaw passing her hot check, criminal court records confirm her guilty disposition for the crime of skipping out on a wholly different criminal-court appearance, which is a class C misdemeanor.—
Robert Steinbuch,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Still, David Super, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, said the Supreme Court could agree with Pepper-Jackson's attorneys that more fact-finding is needed.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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To reduce potential bias, the study was funded by Eurac Research and MountainLab (Mountain Medicine Research Group, University of Bergen), and Eurac’s Institute for Mountain Emergency Medicine agreed to publish the findings regardless of outcome.—
Scott Yorko,
Outside,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Adjudication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudication. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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