Thesaurus results for STATEMENTS

statements

noun

plural of statement

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a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due received a statement from the plumber in the mail

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an act, process, or means of putting something into words a careful statement of the legal case before the court

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something that is said her statement was met with considerable skepticism

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Recent Examples of statements According to court documents and statements made in court, in March 2020 Congress passed legislation that sought to mitigate the economic harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 The legal demand Friday is for the organizers of the 2028 Summer Olympics to disclose more information about the organization’s finances — including bank statements. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 In response, the ambassadors of France and Spain made public statements emphasizing the importance of a credible electoral process and the need for Haiti’s next president to have integrity. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 These are not partisan or risible statements, but indisputable. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026 But outsiders can't be certain that traditional conventions surrounding the public statements of the New York Fed president and the Fed vice chair have survived the leadership transition. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Companies routinely assure customers that their personal information is safe, but privacy policies and reassuring statements don’t always tell the whole story. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Detectives later identified inconsistencies in Gurinder Gill’s statements about his wife’s disappearance. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 After months of last-minute cancellations and vague statements about Mike Love‘s health, the Beach Boys returned to the stage Saturday night at Cincinnati’s PNC Pavilion for their first public show since July. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2026

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But those inputs and energy bills are not the only factors impacting shoe prices.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
However, bankruptcy can result from many circumstances, including job loss, medical bills or other unexpected expenses.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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But because progress requires more voices, more perspectives, and a willingness to listen across differences.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The blend, like how Serj and I sing together and how our personalities are so different, and our voices are so different, and our attitudes even are so different—AI would never in a million years guess that would work.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026

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Just 58% of American adults own stock, Gallup found in April, much of it held in retirement accounts.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Officials said that parents and guardians may want to consider requesting a free credit freeze for their children who are under 16 to help prevent unauthorized accounts from being opened in the names of their children.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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Injectable medications have been a major part of the market, while oral formulations are adding another format to the category.

— Emma Clapp, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The formulations still require testing for toxicity, purity and sterility; PMMA’s history of biomedical use does not establish the safety of the complete ink.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

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Though postponed, the 73-year-old musician knew the band’s messages would land with as much timeliness as ever.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The bulk of the population actually engages in a rather high volume of daily digital reading--captions, emails, text and chat messages, news feeds, search results, etc.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

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This collects about 8,000 original documents and other elements linked to the house’s perfume and beauty archives, totaling about 5 percent of its full collection.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
The woman, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, sued the university; the fraternity, Chi Phi; her sorority, Tri Delta; and seven former Chi Phi members last month.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

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Established in 2018, the Universal Composers Initiative was designed to find artists from both traditional and non-conventional professional backgrounds whose creative viewpoints translate into distinctive musical expressions.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
And yet, in both features, the Azerbaijan rising star Eldar Isgandarov does just that, walking off with some of the funniest bits, the most outrageous expressions, the most unforgettable line readings.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026

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