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Recent Examples of deposition
Last month, Smith testified in a closed-door deposition for roughly nine hours on Capitol Hill before the committee, which is probing Smith's actions during his time as special counsel in the Biden administration.
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Jaala Brown, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Military and political leaders in earlier eras tended to speak openly of overthrow, deposition, invasion or interference in another state’s internal affairs.
—Andrew Latham, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
According to deposition testimony, the opportunity had a price.
—Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Military and political leaders in earlier eras tended to speak openly of overthrow, deposition, invasion or interference in another state’s internal affairs.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
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Jaala Brown, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Military and political leaders in earlier eras tended to speak openly of overthrow, deposition, invasion or interference in another state’s internal affairs.
—Andrew Latham, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
According to deposition testimony, the opportunity had a price.
—Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Military and political leaders in earlier eras tended to speak openly of overthrow, deposition, invasion or interference in another state’s internal affairs.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposition
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As a secondary benefit, the sediment removed is used to widen Oceanside beaches.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The study also showed that sediment accumulated at an average rate of just over four centimeters per thousand years, allowing researchers to align individual rock layers with specific orbital cycles.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Exploration in the western Mediterranean, particularly in the Iberian Peninsula (modern Spain and Portugal), Sardinia and Etruria (central Italy), led to the Phoenician exploitation of rich natural resource deposits and an increasing reputation for great wealth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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And the Maryland Bottle Bill aims to promote recycling by adding a refundable deposit fee for beverages that come in metal, plastic or glass containers.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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These rivers shaped the story of California — a sense of place — from the native peoples shaped by these rivers to the men who extracted riches from the silt.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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This stretch of the Great Hungarian Plain was once the nation’s breadbasket, a lush expanse of silt and soil regularly replenished by the flooding of the Danube and Tisza rivers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Deposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposition. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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