as in sediment
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid several types of deposition on the bottom of the lake

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Recent Examples of deposition House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, issued a subpoena Thursday to Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Biden's physician, to appear for a deposition on June 27, as part what Comer said is an investigation into the cover-up of President Joe Biden's cognitive decline. Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 June 2025 Agency attorneys must seek approval from a Trump appointee for basic tasks, such as issuing subpoenas, taking depositions, assisting with settlement discussions and even merely speaking to other attorneys in and outside government. Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 15 May 2025 In the investigation’s latest escalation, Comer subpoenaed Biden’s physician for a deposition later this month. Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2025 The judge overseeing the dispute, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, had ordered DOGE to turn over certain documents to the watchdog group by June 3 and to complete all depositions, including of Gleason, by June 13. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for deposition
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  • Some of the sediment layers contained the remains of ancient grass seeds mixed with the sediment.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
  • In fact, the waters here owe their otherworldly hue–which shifts from bright white to turquoise, cobalt and ultramarine–to a mineral-rich marine plant called Oceanic Posidonia that maintains the quality and oxygenation of the Balearic Sea by filtering the sediments.
    Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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  • The deal adds approximately $1.5 billion in assets and a low-cost deposit base with an average cost of 1.69% to TowneBank.
    Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • Low-cost home internet with AT&T AT&T Access is low-cost internet from AT&T Fiber for $30 a month with no equipment fees, deposits or contracts.
    Kara McGinley, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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  • Narrowing the field One candidate was found just 500 meters off the coast of Rhode Island (designated RI 2394), 14 meters below the surface and buried in nearly 250 years' worth of sediment and silt.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
  • Seven dump trucks hauled 92 tons of mud and silt from Loveland Pass, which was buried Sunday by a 100-foot-wide and 20-foot-deep landslide, according to a news release from the department.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 June 2025

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“Deposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposition. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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