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as in decision
a position arrived at after consideration
the marketing consultant's verdict was that we were doing just fine
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as in opinion
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
was anxious to hear her best friend's verdict on her new boyfriend
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Since the collapse of Madoff’s investment house and his 2009 guilty plea, the Madoff Victim Fund has paid more than $4 billion to nearly 41,000 victims in 127 countries.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Trump has strongly denied her claims and disputed a Manhattan civil jury's unanimous verdict.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
While 2024 was a pivotal year for elections in the United States, the off-year state and district elections ahead of the midterms may set the stage for 2026 by offering a glimpse into shifting party strategies, voter sentiment, and early public verdict on President-elect Donald Trump.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
After the three-year-long legal battle against Lanez came to an end in 2023, Megan Thee Stallion wrote an op-ed in Elle detailing her thoughts on his guilty verdict.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 18 Dec. 2024
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Trump has strongly denied her claims and disputed a Manhattan civil jury's unanimous verdict.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
While 2024 was a pivotal year for elections in the United States, the off-year state and district elections ahead of the midterms may set the stage for 2026 by offering a glimpse into shifting party strategies, voter sentiment, and early public verdict on President-elect Donald Trump.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
After the three-year-long legal battle against Lanez came to an end in 2023, Megan Thee Stallion wrote an op-ed in Elle detailing her thoughts on his guilty verdict.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 18 Dec. 2024
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Though Cannon dismissed the case last July, a Smith team appeal of that decision related to the two co-defendants remained pending.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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This decision reflects overwhelming scientific evidence that monarch populations have plummeted, primarily due to habitat loss, climate change and widespread pesticide use.Sharmeen Morrison, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Targeting Capabilities The most important factor in identifying ad platforms for your business, in my opinion, is a deep analysis of the user base in terms of your ideal customer profile and quality targeting capabilities.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Oscar voters — many of whom live in Southern California — are getting a bit more time to register their opinions due to Los Angeles wildfires.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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An initial virtual interview with an assistant on a team that has a first-round bye — such as Detroit offensive coordinator Ben Johnson — will have to take place this week before the conclusion of the wild-card round.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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This is the conclusion of a new study, conducted at the University of Arizona, which has identified an entirely new kind of cosmic collision.Ian Randall, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Venus will conjunct Saturn in Pisces — shaking your expansive ninth house of adventure, wisdom and belief systems — presenting you with a chance to harness your intuition and emotional intelligence to create a practical plan.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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The justice came to a new view: The government’s argument that Ali’s religion was racist was a misrepresentation of the fighter’s true beliefs.Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Many voters had a negative view of President Joe Biden's handling of inflation, while polls showed Donald Trump held a solid lead on the economy throughout the campaign before winning the election over Vice President Kamala Harris.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Attributes like property type, business characteristics, industry composition and surrounding risk factors can provide a comprehensive view of a location’s risk profile.Geoff Michener, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Substack When people think of Substack, the publishing platform that hosts some of the biggest and highest-paying newsletters of the day, front-facing, short-form video content doesn’t necessarily come to mind.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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This was not out of choice: After his capture and before his execution, Höss was ordered to write his memoir, giving an insight into the workings of a mind that was both ordinary and chillingly evil.Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Verdict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verdict. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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