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Recent Examples of cross-examine
On Friday morning, Riverside attorneys will cross-examine Powell.
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Luke Cyphers,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
The hearing gives Robinson's defense team a chance to cross-examine those witnesses, and the proceeding could reveal previously undisclosed evidence in the case.
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Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
The defense will no doubt vigorously cross-examine the government's witnesses, seeking to undercut the government's argument that Dugan's intent was to obstruct.
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John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
Angels attorney David Keithly had only two minutes to cross-examine Fannell before the day ended.
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Sam Blum,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
Lawyer Sherborne has now made an application to call Burrows' evidence as hearsay, while ANL defense lawyer, Anthony White KC, asked the court to allow him to cross-examine the private investigator, the outlet stated.
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Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
12 Nov. 2025
Justice reporter Evan Mealins and I teamed up to cross-examine the boy's case, which stems from outbursts at his school.
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Nashville Tennessean,
12 Nov. 2025
The judge, clearly outraged, issued a sanction allowing my lawyer to cross-examine the witnesses about their favorable opinions — but otherwise faced no consequences.
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Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
In the age of remote appearances, counsel’s willingness to conduct a Rule 15 deposition remotely can result in a waiver of a defendant’s right to cross-examine a witness in person under the Confrontation Clause, at least in the Seventh Circuit.
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Robert Anello,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Luke Cyphers,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
The hearing gives Robinson's defense team a chance to cross-examine those witnesses, and the proceeding could reveal previously undisclosed evidence in the case.
—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
The defense will no doubt vigorously cross-examine the government's witnesses, seeking to undercut the government's argument that Dugan's intent was to obstruct.
—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
Angels attorney David Keithly had only two minutes to cross-examine Fannell before the day ended.
—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
Lawyer Sherborne has now made an application to call Burrows' evidence as hearsay, while ANL defense lawyer, Anthony White KC, asked the court to allow him to cross-examine the private investigator, the outlet stated.
—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
12 Nov. 2025
Justice reporter Evan Mealins and I teamed up to cross-examine the boy's case, which stems from outbursts at his school.
—
Nashville Tennessean,
12 Nov. 2025
The judge, clearly outraged, issued a sanction allowing my lawyer to cross-examine the witnesses about their favorable opinions — but otherwise faced no consequences.
—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
In the age of remote appearances, counsel’s willingness to conduct a Rule 15 deposition remotely can result in a waiver of a defendant’s right to cross-examine a witness in person under the Confrontation Clause, at least in the Seventh Circuit.
—
Robert Anello,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examine
Verb
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Link to earlier discovery The new findings come less than a year after Perseverance examined a rock called Cheyava Falls, which scientists described as one of the most intriguing samples collected on Mars.
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Take a couple of minutes to examine one testicle at a time.
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Information still needs to be interrogated, narratives stress-tested and probabilities translated into exposure limits.
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Her new album, Fata Morgana, uses an array of cascading rhythms, impish hooks, and fierce poetry to interrogate her place in a corrupt American society.
Verb
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Following the announcement, Gutierrez was bombarded with criticism online, with some accusing him of selling out while venting their frustrations.
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The 10 tracks of Ton Up are at once his briskest and heaviest yet, miniaturizing his trademark loops of Dillafied psychedelia into speaker-rattling sample snippets that bombard uptempo house beats in dizzying volleys.
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