presentment

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Recent Examples of presentment With no murder weapon and no trace of the getaway car, the 2023 presentment before the Clark County, Nevada, grand jury was missing traditional physical evidence. John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024 According to a grand jury presentment, Cabot Oil & Gas leased mineral rights from residents in Dimock beginning in 2006, and shortly after natural-gas drilling began residents complained about changes to their drinking water, including discoloration and foul odors. Kris Maher, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022 The presentment said the grand jury heard testimony from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey and Bill Gladson, the state attorney in the 5th Judicial Circuit, which is made up of Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter counties. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2022 Mendoza was also charged with voluntary manslaughter and other charges, according to a grand jury presentment unsealed Monday. Claudia Lauer, ajc, 2 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for presentment
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Noun
  • Expansion into new markets and dedicated collections are driving sales of sustainable apparel.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 June 2025
  • Buffeted by economic headwinds, U.S. sales fell sharply in the first quarter – the largest drop in its home market since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 – despite efforts to win back diners with menu changes and deals after hiking prices.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The February notice of default marked the start of the foreclosure, and the property was originally scheduled to be sold at auction on June 2.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • Her childhood friend is winemaker Jesse Katz of Aperture Cellars, known for his consistent high scores as well as a record setting sale of one of his bottles for $1M at auction.
    Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • In addition to a nightly communal fire and s'mores offering, guests have access to The Farmhouse Gameroom.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
  • On one hand, AMC’s offering is a clever tactic to lure people to the movies on a weekday that many will have off from work.
    Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Now, the government plans to finish its presentation on Monday, which means the defense will get to call its own witnesses beginning Tuesday.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 20 June 2025
  • The Biennial also features a presentation of paintings from the Gardena High School Art Collection, an assemblage of California Impressionism that began in 1919, and a program curated by present-day teenagers of works drawn from the Orange County Museum of Art collection. Saturday through Jan. 4.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025

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“Presentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentment. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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