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Recent Examples of hearings
More than 300 district judges in Minnesota and elsewhere have so far rejected the government’s mandatory detention policies, ordering detainees released or granted bond hearings.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
To combat these House and Senate bills, constituents should contact their state legislators, attend committee hearings, join advocacy groups, educate their neighbors and community members, organize rallies and support legal challenges.
—Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
That has not happened, and in turn the number of requests for parking ticket hearings has skyrocketed.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Public hearings, comprehensive plans, zoning rules, concurrency requirements — these are the tools ordinary people use to say where growth belongs, what should be protected, and how development pays its own way.
—Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
That’s what Tuesday’s hearings were about.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Soliday said facilities would have at least three hearings before construction, under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and nuclear facility permitting.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Hope At court hearings in May and August, Rochelle tried to tell Judge Perales about her struggles with the department covering daycare in the wrong city.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The question of how to protect fish and the ecological health of rivers that feed California’s largest estuary is generating heated debate in a series of hearings in Sacramento, as state officials try to gain support for a plan that has been years in the making.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
To combat these House and Senate bills, constituents should contact their state legislators, attend committee hearings, join advocacy groups, educate their neighbors and community members, organize rallies and support legal challenges.
—Eleanor Sobel, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
That has not happened, and in turn the number of requests for parking ticket hearings has skyrocketed.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Public hearings, comprehensive plans, zoning rules, concurrency requirements — these are the tools ordinary people use to say where growth belongs, what should be protected, and how development pays its own way.
—Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
That’s what Tuesday’s hearings were about.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Soliday said facilities would have at least three hearings before construction, under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and nuclear facility permitting.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Hope At court hearings in May and August, Rochelle tried to tell Judge Perales about her struggles with the department covering daycare in the wrong city.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The question of how to protect fish and the ecological health of rivers that feed California’s largest estuary is generating heated debate in a series of hearings in Sacramento, as state officials try to gain support for a plan that has been years in the making.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearings
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The controversy over the apps is just the latest to erupt since San Francisco’s OpenAI released its pioneering ChatGPT in late 2022, allowing users to generate words, sounds and images in response to prompts.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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For Hernando, these sights and smells once belonged to everyday life.—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Get an exclusive first look at the sights and sounds to come at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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The family of four often traveled domestically to new places together, drove short distances to visit family and frequented amusement parks – but all of that has come to a pause in the height of uncertainty surrounding immigration operations throughout the state.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we’ve been visited by aliens is low.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Hearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearings. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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