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The finale features Dan's passionate support of his dead wife during a deposition for a lawsuit against the opioid company.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
An attorney for the governor, Scott Eckersley, later said in a deposition that Martin tried to block the release of government emails and told employees to delete their messages.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
Attorneys for Heritage homeowners who are suing the Keller school board are subpoenaing board attorney Tim Davis to testify at a deposition and provide documents related to the board’s efforts to split the school district.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Vance’s post came just hours after a federal judge ordered Trump officials to deliver depositions about its failure to retrieve Abrego Garcia, who is a legal U.S. resident and was wrongfully deported to a prison in El Salvador.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
An attorney for the governor, Scott Eckersley, later said in a deposition that Martin tried to block the release of government emails and told employees to delete their messages.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
Attorneys for Heritage homeowners who are suing the Keller school board are subpoenaing board attorney Tim Davis to testify at a deposition and provide documents related to the board’s efforts to split the school district.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Vance’s post came just hours after a federal judge ordered Trump officials to deliver depositions about its failure to retrieve Abrego Garcia, who is a legal U.S. resident and was wrongfully deported to a prison in El Salvador.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposition
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Recent sediment core samples indicate that the glacier began retreating in the 1940s, possibly linked to recurring El Niño patterns.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The cooler water will extract flavor better from coarser coffee and there will be less sediment in your cup at the end.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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While Albanese was criticized for not doing enough to tame rising living costs during his first term, in the years ahead he’s promised a tax cut, cheaper medicines, lower deposits for first-time buyers and 1.2 million houses to ease the housing crisis.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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This was agreed to, but Russia's foreign minister has said that the mineral deposits that exist in Ukraine in the east are one reason his country wouldn't withdraw from that area.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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As part of the restoration process, research divers armed with metal detectors recently hit the water to see what was buried below the silt and sediment.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Best says the murky water can be full of tannins and algae and, once he’s started reaching for balls on the bottom, the disturbed silt reduces visibility dramatically.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Deposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposition. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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