fact finder

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Recent Examples of fact finder Under the umpires’ collective bargaining agreement, Hoberg had the right to appeal Hill’s decision, triggering the hiring by MLB of a neutral fact finder who made a report to Manfred. Ronald Blum, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025 Under the labor contract, Hoberg had the right to appeal Hill’s decision, triggering MLB’s hiring of a neutral fact finder who made a report to Manfred. Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 Defense attorneys did not present any witnesses during the preliminary examination, which is common in these kinds of hearings; a judge serves as the sole fact finder and decider of whether criminal charges are sufficient to head toward a jury trial. Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024 The fact finders visited several sites related to the massacres in which Hamas slaughtered about 1,200 people and took roughly 250 others hostage. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2024 The fact finder can make recommendations, but does not have authority to bind the sides to a contract. David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2022 North Royalton Finance Director Eric Dean said the firefighters union has also accepted the fact finder’s terms. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact finder
Noun
  • Legal experts and other observers of the office said state attorneys general traditionally didn’t act primarily as partisan warriors.
    Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Industry observers will be closely watching how Kimmel and his late-night counterparts approach sensitive political topics in the coming weeks as the debate over free speech, responsibility and entertainment continues within American television.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If he is released, he will be required to wear an ankle monitor.
    Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Another post, shared a month earlier in May, showed White wearing a holter monitor, a small device worn to record heart activity.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Fact finder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact%20finder. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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