as in decided
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad
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Eighteen nations are already guaranteed a spot in the tournament next June and July, meaning there are 30 (yes, 30) still to be decided.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Hundreds of thousands of the paper’s readers abandoned it last year when Bezos decided not to endorse in the presidential election and to overhaul the opinion section.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Treinen got up and started throwing in the bullpen as Snell settled in to face Bryce Harper.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit says the deputies acted without probable cause, and the case was settled with Solano County.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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They should not be judged on running into a buzzsaw, but that’s what team officials said last October when the red-hot New York Mets ran through them.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Reviews out of Cannes, however, judged the drama, co-written by Durringer with Patrick Rotman, as relatively light, and the release was less of a bombshell moment than expected.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Safety Julian Love is still day to day with a hamstring injury, and his availability will be determined at the end of the week, Macdonald said.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Coote first refereed a Premier League game in the 2017-18 season and was promoted to Select Group 1, the highest level of refereeing in the UK, for the following season.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The boy was adjudicated delinquent on the disorderly conduct charge.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
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Death penalty appeals would also be required to be adjudicated within two years of filing rather than allowing them to fester in the judicial system.—
Greg Norman , Charles Creitz,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the 42nd minute, having cut inside Niang, Leysen lunged wildly to try and prevent Elanga recovering the ball, but got nowhere near it and conceded a penalty (he was harshly adjudged to have handballed it during the second half for another spot kick, too).—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The University of Oregon alumnus was adjudged to have erred while moving through a gap between Germany’s Robert Farken and Stefan Nillessen late in the heat, with an appeal by USA Track & Field denied.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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International investment treaty disputes are arbitrated under a third-party institution that employs attorneys who specialize in international law and have no particular ties to either party.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the event a matter must be arbitrated before a neutral arbitrator, the arbitration provision could nonetheless spell out certain criteria that the league believes are important to the league’s interests and which the arbitrator must consider in reaching a decision.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Umpired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umpired. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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