fact finder

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Recent Examples of fact finder Officials at both districts point to the fact that their current offers to their unions are in line with the recommendations of an independent fact finder and that ceding to union demands would mean major programming cuts for students. Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026 The fact finders recommended the district work on reducing contractors and a 6% raise over two years for the nearly 6,000 members of the United Educators of San Francisco, but the increases come with an asterisk. Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact finder
Noun
  • Sullivan spoke with attorneys at sidebar about the request, but the discussion was inaudible to observers in the courtroom at Plymouth Superior Court.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • To the outside observer, the hearing for the soft-spoken man with the graying mustache may have seemed like any other, save for the FBI agents from the public corruption squad sitting in the back.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Familiar Alienware iconography frames the monitor’s stand, offering a hint of style on an otherwise clean, almost plain, design.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Because beamforming reports are broadcast back to the access point in the clear, a Wi-Fi adapter within range can passively record them in monitor mode.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Fact finder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact%20finder. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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