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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.
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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
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
The terms were recommended by a fact finder appointed by the State Employment Relations Board after talks broke down earlier this year between the city and the International Association of Fire Fighters AFL-CIO Local 2156, which represents North Royalton firefighters.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021
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
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
The terms were recommended by a fact finder appointed by the State Employment Relations Board after talks broke down earlier this year between the city and the International Association of Fire Fighters AFL-CIO Local 2156, which represents North Royalton firefighters.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact finder
Noun
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Many observers have argued in retrospect that blocking the merger was a mistake.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Davis, the observer, said that unlike the earlier trackers, the Migra Map doesn’t attempt to alert people to events occurring in real time, but reports enforcement actions after the fact.—
Carolina Cuellar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The company last rolled out new earbuds at the end of last year, adding a heart-rate monitor akin to the one in the Apple Watch.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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That would include physical actions to prevent an officer’s control — such as curling into a ball — as well as flight or attempts to flee from officers, according to the monitor’s report.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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“Fact finder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact%20finder. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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