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as in rulings
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
the evidence supported a finding of unfair bias, and the court entered judgment for the plaintiff
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as in discoveries
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time
the scientists were thrilled with the finding of the new fossil
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Recent Examples of findings
While oysters in space appear to be a newer research opportunity, Harrisburg states that humans have been eating these creatures for 100,000 years, based on archaeology findings.
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Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
28 June 2026
The findings come as governments around the world, including the UK, have proposed social media bans of their own.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
Prior to the recent findings, Miranda released a statement to address the allegations.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
That subcommittee will bring its findings back to the full board by July 20.
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Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
But Kaplan also was intrigued by other labs’ findings that mast cells could fend off a common type of skin bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
More than four in ten solopreneurs pay at least one contractor, according to the company’s recent findings.
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Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
For complaints, the state has a 60-day window to issue a findings letter after a complaint is filed.
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Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
The commission would need to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature within 18 months of its first meeting.
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Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
28 June 2026
The findings come as governments around the world, including the UK, have proposed social media bans of their own.
—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
Prior to the recent findings, Miranda released a statement to address the allegations.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
That subcommittee will bring its findings back to the full board by July 20.
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Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
But Kaplan also was intrigued by other labs’ findings that mast cells could fend off a common type of skin bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
More than four in ten solopreneurs pay at least one contractor, according to the company’s recent findings.
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Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
For complaints, the state has a 60-day window to issue a findings letter after a complaint is filed.
—
Sasha Allen,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
The commission would need to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature within 18 months of its first meeting.
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Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for findings
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Typically, the Supreme Court rulings released earlier in the term are less divided, and decisions released later in the term tend to break down along ideological lines at a higher rate.
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The Supreme Court reversed those rulings, saying that immigrants from Syria and Haiti are not entitled to judicial orders postponing the terminations of their temporary deportation protections.
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Rapes were commonplace in both, as were the discoveries of women who had been abducted from elsewhere in the Bay Area and the state by assailants seeking a place to stash them.
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In these instances, Microsoft says, the platform can greatly reduce the time required to move from the initial concept of a hypothesis all the way to experimental and even physical discoveries.
Noun
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The parts of the declaration worth knowing about are the soaring sentences in the opening paragraphs about self-evident truths, pursuing happiness and all men being created equal.
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Shirilla is currently serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life for the murders of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan.
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