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Recent Examples of deposition
In his deposition, lawyers played Bovino clips of him tackling protesters.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Bovino, who sat for an hours-long deposition, said he was hit after the tear gas was thrown, Ellis said.
—Bill Kirkos, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Throughout the lawsuit — which included in-person courtroom dates in California and depositions with lawyers representing Anthropic — the authors gained a clearer understanding of how tech companies utilize AI.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Aetna still doesn’t have the documents needed to figure out who to depose, let alone digest all the evidence and take depositions.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Bovino, who sat for an hours-long deposition, said he was hit after the tear gas was thrown, Ellis said.
—Bill Kirkos, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Throughout the lawsuit — which included in-person courtroom dates in California and depositions with lawyers representing Anthropic — the authors gained a clearer understanding of how tech companies utilize AI.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Aetna still doesn’t have the documents needed to figure out who to depose, let alone digest all the evidence and take depositions.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposition
Noun
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Billions of barrels of oil may lie in the ancient sediments beneath the seabed, and licenses have just been approved to drill there.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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But over the years, some of that sediment has incubated new artforms, and trash and treasure have appeared in the same stream.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Silgranit sinks can be cleaned with a mixture of dish soap and vinegar, which will need to sit for at least an hour if there are any hard water deposits before being rinsed and dried.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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After an initial deposit of around $160 million by August 2019, Riaz’s company had to pay a monthly fine of $16 million.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Particles of silt and any rust from your plumbing join in.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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These silts were left behind when ancient river channels filled up or when floodwaters slowed down and gently dropped tiny particles.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Deposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposition. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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