cross-examinations

Definition of cross-examinationsnext
plural of cross-examination
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Noun
  • Detroit’s catchers have issued the third-fewest challenges in the league, despite boasting the highest success rate.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But federal courts have routinely rejected the administration’s efforts in challenges brought by states.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Some schools have roommate-matching questionnaires, but Instagram seems to be a popular method.
    Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Information on reserves and insurance from these reviews as well as other matters will need to be submitted for every purchase involving a traditional mortgage, so the lender questionnaires will continue for associations.
    Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Those reports came from Illinois and Arkansas, though officials caution the numbers are still preliminary and could change as National Weather Service damage surveys continue over the coming days.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Students were urged to complete surveys to guide the committee planning the design of the new space.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In gathering evidence, the commission received videos and testimony from officials and ordinary citizens, and held five public hearings that wrapped up on Tuesday.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Two more in-person public witness hearings are scheduled for May in Winston-Salem and Durham, followed by an expert witness hearing in Raleigh.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Crystals as decor, horoscopes as personality quizzes.
    Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • If there’s still a line when polls close, a poll worker will stand at the end of the line to mark the cutoff, according to the California Secretary of State website.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The state schools superintendent is mired in bare single digits in polls and only just made the debate stage after being left out of last week’s meetup in San Francisco.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Such events underscore the complicated security questions surrounding presidential protection in a country where citizens expect their leaders to move through public spaces, hold rallies, attend events and appear before crowds.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Before the injury, McAlister’s testing numbers didn’t blow scouts away, and there were already questions about his speed and athleticism.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Cross-examinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examinations. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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