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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
Instead, the findings were limited to oral briefings, shared with Summers and Taylor.
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Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The findings also align with what immigrant-rights advocates and immigration attorneys are seeing in real time.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Scientists are tightening research protocols, adopting contamination controls from forensic science to ensure findings are real, not lab artifacts.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
However, a big limitation of this study is that its findings come from advanced simulations, and real-world materials may introduce additional complexities.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
His report on those findings has disappeared.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Investigators said preliminary findings suggest the violence stemmed from an unpermitted gathering near the far west end of the park.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
The newer crop of tech companies, like OpenAI and Anthropic, subsequently invested heavily in researchers and charged them with studying the impact of modern AI on users and publishing their findings.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
David Ledesma, an additional researcher on the study, emphasized just how unexpected the findings are.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The findings also align with what immigrant-rights advocates and immigration attorneys are seeing in real time.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Scientists are tightening research protocols, adopting contamination controls from forensic science to ensure findings are real, not lab artifacts.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
However, a big limitation of this study is that its findings come from advanced simulations, and real-world materials may introduce additional complexities.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
His report on those findings has disappeared.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Investigators said preliminary findings suggest the violence stemmed from an unpermitted gathering near the far west end of the park.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
The newer crop of tech companies, like OpenAI and Anthropic, subsequently invested heavily in researchers and charged them with studying the impact of modern AI on users and publishing their findings.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
David Ledesma, an additional researcher on the study, emphasized just how unexpected the findings are.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for findings
Noun
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When added to the growing list of rulings, her strategy is rapidly becoming clear.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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That lasted five games until new rulings barred him again.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Archaeologists hope their discoveries may help reexamine the event that shaped the Scandinavian country and perhaps uncover personal stories of those who went into battle on that day 225 years ago.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Many joked that the clip explained years of mysterious toy discoveries beneath their own furniture.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Katz said first-degree murder, or Murder 1, would have meant the possibility of life without parole, but that, in the aggregate, the remaining four charges could amount to 90 years to life, if the sentences are consecutive.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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These sentences, written by Averbuch’s translators Oksana Maksymchuk and Max Rosochinsky, appear on the first page of Averbuch’s facing-page bilingual collection Furious Harvests—the only page in the book where chronology can be told quite so simply.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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