concurring

present participle of concur

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Recent Examples of concurring Jackson filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 In an opinion concurring with the majority ruling, Jackson and Sotomayor slammed Thomas’ reasoning for being inconsistent with his legal scholarship and prior judicial reasoning. Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, issued an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 30 June 2026 Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the majority in support of birthright citizenship, but issued a concurring opinion based on federal law. Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 Kagan wrote for a 6-3 majority for Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, but others wrote concurring opinions. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 June 2026 The Fed’s unique role In Cook, both the majority and concurring opinions frequently referred to the Fed’s vital role in the modern economy. Elizabeth C. Tippett, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 Two other justices, including Chief Justice John Weimer, issued opinions concurring with Cole. Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 29 June 2026 Anthropic cofounder and head of research Chris Olah was in Vatican City when the pope released his encyclical this week to share concurring remarks. Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurring
Verb
  • Projections place Trailer 3's release between late July and early August, potentially coinciding with Take-Two's earnings call or major global events.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The coinciding online sale of 51 lots raised a little under €200,000 (before fees).
    George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • But as the number of cases increased, Diègue said staff began accompanying survivors.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • In an essay for the exhibition’s accompanying catalogue, critic Juan Calzadilla compared her work to the vertical forms embraced by the ancient Greeks and by Swiss legend Alberto Giacometti.
    News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Police said the truck driver remained on scene and has been cooperating with traffic investigators.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Jackson County Sheriff Ledbetter John told The Associated Press that Wells' friends were cooperating with the investigation.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Moriarty says this is also a two-way street, with local investigators agreeing to share evidence with the feds.
    Esme Murphy, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Following the film’s casting announcement, conservative commentator Matt Walsh criticized Lupita Nyong’o’s casting as Helen of Troy in posts on X, with Elon Musk replied to one of Walsh’s posts, agreeing.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Smith has worked with the Marks family for more than two decades, collaborating on several projects, including their Malibu home.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
  • Those ambitions have been apparent since at least 2023, when OpenAI reportedly started collaborating with former Apple design chief Jony Ive.
    Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • The show reimagines the six Tudor queens as a girl group competing to see who suffered most under their husband, King Henry VIII, before uniting to reclaim their legacies.
    Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.
    The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026

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