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Recent Examples of hearings
In Utah, preliminary hearings can be delayed for months in cases involving serious felonies, sometimes up to a year, according to Lazaro.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
His latest protest fits into his activism against war and follows previous arrests for disrupting Senate hearings over Gaza and domestic health crises.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Todd was previously a judge in the Davidson County General Sessions Court, which handles low-level cases and preliminary hearings in felony cases.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
In the aftermath, hearings investigated the potential risks of adding lead to gasoline.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
New Jersey Republican Jeff Van Drew, who chairs the Oversight Subcommittee, noted the group has held similar hearings in Philadelphia and New York City.
—Mary Ramsey
updated September 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
During House hearings in late March, Republicans cast a severe light on Maher's years-old social media posts prior to her joining NPR early last year that reflected a liberal sensibility and support for Joe Biden's 2020 presidential bid.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
The agency is still investigating the disaster and hosted a series of hearings on the matter over the summer.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Amazon said during court hearings that its current Prime sign-up process is already what the settlement requires.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
His latest protest fits into his activism against war and follows previous arrests for disrupting Senate hearings over Gaza and domestic health crises.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Todd was previously a judge in the Davidson County General Sessions Court, which handles low-level cases and preliminary hearings in felony cases.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
In the aftermath, hearings investigated the potential risks of adding lead to gasoline.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
New Jersey Republican Jeff Van Drew, who chairs the Oversight Subcommittee, noted the group has held similar hearings in Philadelphia and New York City.
—Mary Ramsey
updated September 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
During House hearings in late March, Republicans cast a severe light on Maher's years-old social media posts prior to her joining NPR early last year that reflected a liberal sensibility and support for Joe Biden's 2020 presidential bid.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
The agency is still investigating the disaster and hosted a series of hearings on the matter over the summer.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Amazon said during court hearings that its current Prime sign-up process is already what the settlement requires.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearings
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Some models also feature adaptive noise cancellation to adjust ANC levels and ambient modes to allow specific sounds through, which helps noise control across different environments.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Oct. 2025
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This interactive Night Fury friend makes more than 60 different sounds and reacts when trainers-in-training use his toy fish to get his attention.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Even with the historical sights around him, Järnkrok’s family was content to sit near the pool.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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On average, as confirmed for thousands upon thousands of galaxies at all different distances, the farther away a galaxy is from us, the greater the amount its light is redshifted.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
26 Sep. 2025
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These two dwarf galaxies orbit the Milky Way at distances of 163,000 and 200,000 light-years, respectively, moving through our galaxy's outer halo of hot gas not too dissimilar, but on a much smaller scale, from the Virgo Cluster's halo of hot gas.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Hearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearings. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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