as in sediment
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid several types of deposition on the bottom of the lake

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Recent Examples of deposition Though Constand settled in the civil suit with Cosby and the case records, including Cosby’s depositions, were sealed, the records were unsealed in 2015 by a federal judge who presided over the civil suit. Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 24 Nov. 2024 Mediation briefs, pleadings, depositions and expert reports can be relevant, and sometimes there is more arcane evidence. Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Three days prior to the shooting, Stines gave a deposition in a lawsuit where he is named as a defendant. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Fortune Boar's Head's secretive leadership The billion-dollar Boar's Head meat company is reportedly so tight-lipped that the company's veteran CFO didn't know who the CEO during a deposition given two years ago. Diane Brady, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deposition 
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  • In over 200 years, paleontologists haven’t found many tyrannosaur remains in the sediments that date back to the Cretaceous Period in this part of England.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
  • These marsh plants capture sediment and help rebuild the shoreline naturally.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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  • This step takes a lot more money than most people realize and can often require funding of at least 20% of the total budget of a film, including to acquire rights, commission a screenplay, and escrow deposits to attach talent.
    Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • My business generates about $18,000 a month in passive income, based on my calculations from a recent month’s deposits.
    Amy Landino, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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  • The rush of water carried some silt and old algae with it, resulting in a temporary loss of water quality, a spokesperson for the Klamath River Restoration Corporation said.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
  • After the Mary Rose came to rest at the bottom of a strait in the English Channel, a layer of silt cloaked the ship and the hundreds of crew who died on board.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024

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“Deposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposition. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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