cross-examination

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Recent Examples of cross-examination The detective was asked about that detail again during cross-examination. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Justice Scalia, writing for the Court in Crawford, made clear that cross-examination is required regardless of whether a statement is deemed reliable by a judge. Robert Anello, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 After six days of deliberation, a 12-member jury found Patterson guilty, despite her protestations of innocence during days of cross-examination on the witness stand. Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 The Commission was also unimpressed by Jackson continuing to promote SPIS’ data around the location on the pitch and timing of Paqueta’s bookings during the game during cross-examination, despite the fact that the FA had abandoned this evidence. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cross-examination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examination
Noun
  • Similar to grilling fruit, roasting fruit caramelizes the natural sugars, resulting in a deeper flavor.
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Residents can use the community room and its kitchenette, the outdoor playground and the grilling patio and tables.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This presents a huge challenge to the body to circulate blood in the veins all the way back up to the heart with a pressure barely above zero.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Dutch Bros is a challenge for police, Chief Chris Niehaus said.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The research, conducted without her knowledge, was commissioned by a potential political rival, according to the person who carried out the opposition research, who asked for anonymity because the poll was a private survey.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Federal Reserve’s recent survey of farm financial conditions found that weaker income has reduced liquidity for farmers, boosting demand for financing.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The type and frequency of beverage consumption was assessed using 24-hour dietary questionnaires at various points throughout the 10-year study.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Employees filled out questionnaires to provide as much information on their symptoms and other relevant factors, which Spring fed into its algorithm to find the most effective mental health treatment for them.
    Alice Park, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Attorney General James Uthmeier, who stepped into the role in February, will not seek a rehearing or Florida Supreme Court review.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The defendant has retained new appellate counsel and is preparing a petition for rehearing, warning that the panel’s reasoning could extend far beyond Washington.
    AJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • His attorneys pointed out that Dassey had a low IQ bordering on intellectual disability, and questioned law enforcement's interrogation tactics — including allowing the teen to be interrogated without a parent or attorney present.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Yogurt Shop Murders, directed by The Great Invisible helmer Margaret Brown and co-produced by A24, focuses on the lasting legacy of trauma the unsolved murders left in their wake and interrogation tactics used in the original investigation that have since been called into question.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Oneil Cruz stealing 38 bases is not really quiz-worthy.
    Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The evidence that Song was the shooter comes from a green mask the assailant wore from which samples that tested positive for Song’s DNA were taken and from interviews with cooperating sources, FBI Special Agent Clark Wiethorn testified at the hearing.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission unanimously denied the Archdiocese's petition to bulldoze the church and its rectory after a hearing that drew about a hundred people, most opposed to demolition.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025

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