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Recent Examples of deposition
Former Florida State athletic director David Coburn and former school president John Thrasher are scheduled to sit for depositions on Friday in Tallahassee.
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Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
There’s a likelihood that Swift would have to sit for a deposition as part of pre-trial discovery, according to the co-hosts of TMZ’s new legal podcast, Two Angry Men.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
This came after Lively filed a petition on Jan. 21 requesting a deposition from Wallace, which was then rescinded Tuesday, according to Wallace's lawsuit.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
In a deposition from a recent wrongful death suit filed by the family of a drug overdose victim, a CCCC guard admitted to napping on the job and sleeping in his car between 16-hour shifts (CoreCivic denied wrongdoing and the suit was settled out of court last year).
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
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Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
There’s a likelihood that Swift would have to sit for a deposition as part of pre-trial discovery, according to the co-hosts of TMZ’s new legal podcast, Two Angry Men.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
This came after Lively filed a petition on Jan. 21 requesting a deposition from Wallace, which was then rescinded Tuesday, according to Wallace's lawsuit.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
In a deposition from a recent wrongful death suit filed by the family of a drug overdose victim, a CCCC guard admitted to napping on the job and sleeping in his car between 16-hour shifts (CoreCivic denied wrongdoing and the suit was settled out of court last year).
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposition
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The glaciers ground surface rock into fine sediment, which flowed rapidly into the oceans, Archibald said in a statement.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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The study found a correlation between the frequency of supernovae over the last 3.5 billion years and the fraction of organic matter buried in Earth’s sediments, suggesting that supernova events may influence Earth’s climate and the development of life.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The rebel group’s capture of swathes of the east and valuable mineral deposits has fanned fears of a wider war.—
Reuters,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Zelensky has instructed his team to draft a counterproposal that includes explicit security guarantees, while still allowing the U.S. access to its mineral deposits.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Sun Exposure: Full sun, partial shade Soil Type: Clay, loam, silt, well-draining Soil pH: Acid to neutral (<6.0-7.5) 09 of 11 Hellebores Commonly known as Lenten roses, hellebores are the perfect selection for March blooms.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Myers home sits in the middle of Strata’s range with soils made up of mostly clay, silt, silty sand and clayey sand.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Deposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposition. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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