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Recent Examples of cross-examination
Prosecutors concluded their questioning of Ephron on Wednesday, but he is expected back on the witness stand on Thursday to face cross-examination.
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
The defense will begin their cross-examination of Relli on Thursday.
—Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Keoghs, however, appears to be saying that the players in the City case could have been spared some distress if their own legal representatives had chosen a different line of cross-examination.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Image Lawyers involved in previous hacking cases said Harry was taking a risk in exposing himself to several days of cross-examination.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
The defense will begin their cross-examination of Relli on Thursday.
—Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Keoghs, however, appears to be saying that the players in the City case could have been spared some distress if their own legal representatives had chosen a different line of cross-examination.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Image Lawyers involved in previous hacking cases said Harry was taking a risk in exposing himself to several days of cross-examination.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examination
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So, the genre component of the story that also creates a challenge for the character and becomes part of the character’s emotional journey and also that thematic journey.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship—which is the subject of multiple legal challenges—received 31 percent support, while 54 percent of voters oppose it.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Whether the achievement will be lasting or only a blip on the continuum of Dr. Lauzen’s two-plus decade survey remains to be seen.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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In a September 2017 survey of 2,000 American adults conducted by market research firm OnePoll for Homes.com, noise topped the ranking of things that lead Americans to argue with a neighbor.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Study authors analyzed data totaling over 150,000 people who answered questionnaires about lifestyle factors and disease outcomes, including questions about their intake of plain and flavored yogurt, as well as other dairy products.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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You will likely be asked to complete a questionnaire to assess the quality of your sleep after each nap.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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But a panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal in July overturned that ruling, and the full appeals court later declined a request for a rehearing.—
Jim Saunders,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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In response to a request for a rehearing en banc, the court requested that the government file a response by noon on December 31, 2024.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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During an interrogation with Detroit police, Frazier admitted to killing Brown.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Wehrmacht will gain access to the Terror Battlegroup that uses psychological warfare to weaken its enemies — abilities like field interrogations, the Stuka's Jericho Trumpet, and V1 rocket strikes will be at its disposal.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Update to the latest version to see all Vogue content, as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz, Group Chats, and posts from Vogue contributors.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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Plus nine other questions from our weekly news quiz.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Following the hearing, Lee spoke with the Salt Lake Tribune and denied saying that a Nazi flag could be displayed, arguing that putting up such flags would not be allowed under his bill.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Fink ruled in favor of the state during a hearing to resolve remaining motions at the Santa Cruz County Superior Court in Nogales.—
José Ignacio Castañeda Perez,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Many Americans are rooting for the Eagles this Super Bowl, per a new poll from Emerson College.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Frederiksen may take some heart from a recent poll showing that 85 percent of their countrymen do not want Greenland to be incorporated into the United States.—
Adam Price,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Cross-examination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examination. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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