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Recent Examples of cross-examination
On Thursday, a woman who alleged Combs dangled her over the 17th floor balcony of Ventura’s high-rise apartment faced an intense cross-examination from Combs’ attorney, Nicole Westmoreland.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
The core principles of oral trials—immediacy, confrontation, cross-examination—are designed around adult logic, adult memory, and adult resilience.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Testifying would subject Combs to cross-examination and make his words admissible in more than 60 pending civil cases.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 5 June 2025
During Diddy — Dirty Money alum Dawn Richard's cross-examination on May 19, Richard said Iovine was present at a dinner party around 2009, during which Combs allegedly punched Ventura Fine.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
The core principles of oral trials—immediacy, confrontation, cross-examination—are designed around adult logic, adult memory, and adult resilience.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Testifying would subject Combs to cross-examination and make his words admissible in more than 60 pending civil cases.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 5 June 2025
During Diddy — Dirty Money alum Dawn Richard's cross-examination on May 19, Richard said Iovine was present at a dinner party around 2009, during which Combs allegedly punched Ventura Fine.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examination
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Despite the fiscal challenges, the Democratic plan includes $8.2 billion in new spending on infrastructure projects, which are separate from the operating budget and funded by dedicated taxes and borrowing.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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For Survivor 50, viewers have been voting on how certain aspects of the game will play out, including twists, tribe colors, tribe swaps, immunity necklaces, supplies, the final four challenge, whether castaways should be given rice to eat, whether the fire-making should be axed and more.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
2 June 2025
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But despite the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on developing AI models and platforms, adoption remains slow for many employees, with a recent Pew Research Center survey finding that 63% of U.S. workers use AI minimally or not at all in their jobs.—
Greg Edwards,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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Case in point: Stocks temporarily came off their lows after a better-than-expected consumer sentiment survey from the University of Michigan, which showed that respondents’ one-year inflation expectations came down from the very high levels seen in prior readings.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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San Diego Unified enters the questionnaires into a database called PowerSchool, and those records are then passed along to the California Department of Education.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Fill out online surveys: Many DCTs require only online surveys or questionnaires.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
31 May 2025
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Over the next two weeks, Kessler could petition the Fourth Circuit for a rehearing en banc, which, if granted, would mean other judges on the Fourth Circuit review the arguments.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 June 2025
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The teams have 14 days to petition for a rehearing.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Seeing her fidget with the helmet during her interrogation and swinging the sword around with reckless abandon is all part of that.—
Alamin Yohannes,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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In July 2024, Liu was turned away at the Detroit airport and sent back to China after changing his story during an interrogation about red plant material discovered in his backpack, the FBI said.—
Ed White,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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So far, 14% of readers who took the quiz got a perfect score and 57% got eight or more questions right.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Take the quiz here … LEAN AND MEAN – Airline passenger shocked when agent rejects checked bag for 'bizarre' reason.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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During the hearing, senators grilled AuBuchon, Patek and representatives from the Missouri Department of Economic Development, which is negotiating with the teams.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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During Monday’s public hearing before the board’s vote, opponents cited road congestion and safety concerns.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
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Many polls across time and different countries have shown the same results.—
Katharina Buchholz,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Most polls of the mayoral race have shown Ramos pulling 1% or less in support.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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“Cross-examination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examination. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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