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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examines
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The film examines the challenges that Corbell has faced in his efforts to bring a spotlight to his findings.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026 -
The show examines the environmental and human cost of the atomic era through an artistic lens, tracing present day nuclear risk back to its Cold War roots.—
Chloe Shrager,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The two armies remain locked in battle on the roughly 750-mile front line, while Russia bombards civilian areas of Ukraine daily.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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The two armies remain locked in battle on the roughly 750-mile front line, while Russia bombards civilian areas of Ukraine daily.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Longtime Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos and his daughter Paola Ramos — a journalist whose latest book interrogates the rise of the Latino far right — are moderating the conversation at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ian Cheney’s brisk but sprawling doc interrogates the origins of the dish, who invented it, how it got popularized, and the eponymous 19th-century military leader who may (or may not) have inspired it.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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July 23 – August 22 Leo, your spark asks to be seen.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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The ballot question asks voters whether Virginia’s Constitution should be temporarily amended to allow the legislature to adopt a new mid-decade election map for upcoming races.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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