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
  • But observers caution that these aren’t gigs that call for high quality drama.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Yet, as many observers predicted, attempts to extend transatlantic cohesion through NATO expansion ultimately provoked a Russian reaction that a transatlantic relationship premised on economic cooperation might not have had.
    JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As Korbin stepped off the bus, Dyson – who has 14 years of experience as a bus driver and nine years as a school monitor – excitedly handed Korbin a red goodie bag.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Jennifer Powers was released on an $850,000 bond and has been ordered to remain on house arrest while wearing an ankle monitor, according to court documents.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Fact finder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact%20finder. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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