cross-examinations

Definition of cross-examinationsnext
plural of cross-examination

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Noun
  • Punjabi immigrants faced challenges when integrating into California farm communities in the early 1900s, accentuated by laws that restricted immigration from Asia, closed paths to citizenship and barred noncitizens from landownership.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The company said recent outages were primarily the result of severe weather and equipment challenges, both of which will be addressed by the reliability improvement project.
    Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Like Nordhaus with his dining-room experiments, Baumol, himself an avid painter and sculptor, and his Princeton colleague William Bowen, an assistant professor of economics, tracked down data, poking around backstage, sending questionnaires to theatergoers, and interviewing Broadway producers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The News’ editorial board and product team built questionnaires for races across the region, asking candidates to spell out positions on taxes, public safety, education, development and other issues tied to local governance.
    From staff reports, Dallas Morning News, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Site planning work at West Burton has also progressed, including geotechnical surveys and environmental assessments.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The weather service will conduct damage surveys Tuesday morning, the meteorologist said.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The committee will hold public hearings to learn what caused the collapse and how similar accidents can be avoided in the future.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The council can’t give you your job back, so the hearings are kind of a moot point.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Like barn raisings or pub quizzes, Pynchon may be best tackled among friends, with each contributor volunteering their insights and interpretations to inspire the rest.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Only two of the nine major candidates will emerge from the primary and polls show the race lacks an obvious frontrunner.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Recent polls put the AfD’s popularity hovering around 40%, more than 10 –points ahead of rival parties.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Now, Kaori's mother is left with memories, her family is left with questions and the community is searching for answers.
    Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • While neither the county nor the airport would answer The Post’s questions about taking voluntary measures to reduce aircraft activity and bring relief to neighbors, lawyers for Jefferson County argued in an October case filing that doing so was no easy feat for the airport.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Cross-examinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examinations. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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