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Recent Examples of cross-examination
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read murder case, will return to the stand today for what promises to be a tense cross-examination by defense attorneys.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
In cross-examination, government attorney Amar Bhachu displayed emails from precinct captain Ray Nice with constituent requests for signs and rodent control.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
Zuazo's attorney Michael McCarthy posed some questions during cross-examination pertaining to his client's identification as a suspect in the case.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024
The jury wanted to hear part of the cross-examination of the city medical examiner who concluded Penny's chokehold killed Neely.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
In cross-examination, government attorney Amar Bhachu displayed emails from precinct captain Ray Nice with constituent requests for signs and rodent control.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
Zuazo's attorney Michael McCarthy posed some questions during cross-examination pertaining to his client's identification as a suspect in the case.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024
The jury wanted to hear part of the cross-examination of the city medical examiner who concluded Penny's chokehold killed Neely.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examination
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As another challenge, wind gusts are up to 60 mph and expected to resume.Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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The trailer shows many of the series' beloved stars returning to work at the studio, confronting new challenges that reflect and comment on the issues plaguing the video game industry in the real world.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Two November surveys conducted on behalf of Sherril's campaign and a pro-Sherrill group found her with an early primary lead, but there are many months to go until the state's June primary.Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Fifty-five percent in the post-election survey said the election in their community had been run and administered very well and another 35% somewhat well.Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The mothers were asked to complete sleep questionnaires when their children were 6, 12, 24 and 36 months old.Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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The reviewers also sent a questionnaire to each company, but only xAI and the Chinese company Zhipu AI (which currently has the most capable Chinese-language LLM) filled theirs out, boosting those two companies’ scores for transparency.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024
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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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Later, he’s locked in an interrogation room and connected to lie detectors, being questioned by a character played by Krys Marshall, and nudged to lie about his feelings by another (Sarah Shahi) — who claims to have a message from Cal himself.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement California Cops lie to suspects during interrogations.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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This week’s literary geography quiz highlights international detective characters cracking cases in their home cities.J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Channel 4’s long-running Countdown quiz has crowned its first female champion in an astonishing 26 years.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
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The commission Tuesday conducted a hearing for a contested decertification and unanimously decided that Jason Cole can continue to work in law enforcement in Arkansas.Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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For the first two weeks in December, the International Court of Justice held oral hearings for its Advisory Opinion relating to the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Compared to Gallup polls on the Americans' feelings at the end of other administrations, Biden's progress lags Donald Trump’s, Barack Obama’s and George W. Bush’s (his three immediate predecessors) significantly on national defense, immigration and taxes.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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According to numerous national polls, Americans’ once sky-high confidence in the armed forces has fallen substantially.Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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