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Recent Examples of hearings
Schloesser and the two other Amazon engineers who spoke at the hearings, Liesl Wigand and Darius Irani, are part of Amazon Employees for Climate Justice.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 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
Additional court hearings, including a readiness conference set for Friday, are scheduled in June.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
During the parliamentary hearings on public broadcasting, the Cannes Film Festival was attacked; who knows whether those boos were not a form of response?
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
Immigration courts in South Florida appear to be accelerating the scheduling of hearings, a move that is creating fear and uncertainty among many immigrants and their attorneys.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 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
Typically when virtual hearings are scheduled in New York courts, the press and public are able to follow along by watching on TV monitors in the judge's courtroom.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
His court hearings have attracted throngs of supporters, and his lawyers have received millions in donations toward his defense.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 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
Additional court hearings, including a readiness conference set for Friday, are scheduled in June.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
During the parliamentary hearings on public broadcasting, the Cannes Film Festival was attacked; who knows whether those boos were not a form of response?
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
Immigration courts in South Florida appear to be accelerating the scheduling of hearings, a move that is creating fear and uncertainty among many immigrants and their attorneys.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 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
Typically when virtual hearings are scheduled in New York courts, the press and public are able to follow along by watching on TV monitors in the judge's courtroom.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
His court hearings have attracted throngs of supporters, and his lawyers have received millions in donations toward his defense.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearings
Noun
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Trump, who built a career as a real estate developer, has frequently touted the project, gushing over the sounds of jackhammers and excavation trucks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Boise nights are getting shorter in June, but they’re still filled with dazzling celestial sights.—
Hali Smith
June 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
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Construction is already underway at two data center sites in Hoffman Estates, and a data center developer has set its sights on a third facility.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Lidar technology uses laser pulses to measure distances and generate highly accurate spatial maps.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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But in reality, the two planets will be separated by at least four Earth-sun distances in space.—
Doris Elin Urrutia,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
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“Hearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hearings. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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