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Recent Examples of hearings
The coalition urged federal policymakers to use hearings to help schools recover from the pandemic’s academic disruption and ensure every child has access to a high-quality education.
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Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
In three hearings this spring, a series of residents raised questions about potential impacts on the nearby Farmington River and numerous animal species that live on or near the property.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
During a series of hearings, witnesses called as development experts pored over maps of the campus to identify several parcels to spread the housing into separate villages.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
He’ll be transported by the Payette County Sheriff’s Office to hearings as needed, the filings added.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
Both said the hearings are geared to help the administration increase deportations.
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Senators will press Blanche on his intentions at his confirmation hearings.
—Carl P. Leubsdorf, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
As a result, researchers have found, firearms are discussed in fewer than 1 in 4 protective-order hearings nationwide, and courts order abusers to surrender their guns in 66% of applicable cases.
—Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
The hearings, known as master calendar hearings, are often immigrants’ first appearances before immigration judges and can determine the future of their cases to remain in the United States.
—Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
In three hearings this spring, a series of residents raised questions about potential impacts on the nearby Farmington River and numerous animal species that live on or near the property.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
During a series of hearings, witnesses called as development experts pored over maps of the campus to identify several parcels to spread the housing into separate villages.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
He’ll be transported by the Payette County Sheriff’s Office to hearings as needed, the filings added.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
Both said the hearings are geared to help the administration increase deportations.
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Senators will press Blanche on his intentions at his confirmation hearings.
—Carl P. Leubsdorf, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
As a result, researchers have found, firearms are discussed in fewer than 1 in 4 protective-order hearings nationwide, and courts order abusers to surrender their guns in 66% of applicable cases.
—Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
The hearings, known as master calendar hearings, are often immigrants’ first appearances before immigration judges and can determine the future of their cases to remain in the United States.
—Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearings
Noun
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The sounds of that culture were present throughout the evening.—
J.M. Banks
June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Periodically, Bhasin interrupted the sounds of birds, rain, and jungle life to offer encouraging words to his audience—a small group, nestled on mismatched sofas and chairs, and a couple who’d wandered in for some soup.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Noun
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But for now, he's got his sights set on Team England ahead of the North American World Cup, which kicks off in Mexico City June 11.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Alongside the big-ticket sights, families might join a soccer match with local children and crew, swim in the Nile, explore by felucca, try sand dune boarding, attend a galabeya party, or peek behind the scenes in the captain’s wheelhouse.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Smoke shops that are already in business within those distances will have two years to close.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Brit Pop often trafficked in ironies, distances, and coolness.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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“Hearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearings. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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