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as in ruling
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
the evidence supported a finding of unfair bias, and the court entered judgment for the plaintiff
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as in discovery
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time
the scientists were thrilled with the finding of the new fossil
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as in discovering
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we finally found the information after searching dozens of Internet sites
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as in encountering
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
hey, I found my notebook!
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Recent Examples of finding
Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
The task force plans to release its findings publicly soon.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The committee does not generally release its findings on members who exit Congress.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
After the outside review, the chemical industry seized on its findings as evidence of fundamental problems at the agency.
—Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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The number of arrests, traffic stops and contacts with citizens conducted by the Milwaukee Police Department dramatically dropped in the last decade, according to the report, the findings of which were released on Tuesday.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
The task force plans to release its findings publicly soon.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The committee does not generally release its findings on members who exit Congress.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
After the outside review, the chemical industry seized on its findings as evidence of fundamental problems at the agency.
—Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finding
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Representatives for Willis and Trump’s lead attorney in Georgia did not immediately respond Thursday to text messages seeking comment on the ruling.Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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The criminal case against former Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo will move ahead after a judge’s ruling Thursday.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Considering the success rate of the visual discovery platform’s predictions over the past few years, there’s no better way to start planning for the year ahead than diving into the wonderful world of these exciting trend concepts across fashion, beauty, and lifestyle categories.Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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The find also indicates that there are still small dinosaur discoveries to be made in even the best-known of fossil hunting grounds.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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For instance, imagine discovering that a distant relative holds political views that clash with your own.Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Based on a true story, the film follows a father who, in discovering that his daughter Dhukia is showing the early symptoms of leprosy, must make a devastating choice.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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Trust Exercise, by Susan Choi Readers who came to Choi’s novel Trust Exercise in 2019, when it was first published, had the enviable experience of encountering its narrative acrobatics with no preparation.Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Reports from British ships in the Indian Ocean described encountering vast floating rafts of pumice, some stretching up to five kilometers wide.Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The longest sentence was 22 years for seditious conspiracy.Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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Manslaughter requires proving a defendant recklessly caused another person’s death, and carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison.Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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The remains rested there until 2015, when the Department of Defense — using DNA to do what was once inconceivable — began painstakingly identifying them and locating next of kin, many of whom had since moved and died.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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The scientists began their research by accessing a global influenza database and locating the genetic sequence for A/Texas/37/2024 — the strain of H5N1 bird flu found in a Texas dairy worker.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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As of Wednesday, some of Invesco Top QQQ ETF’s top holdings were Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft, according to Invesco’s website.Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
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Machine downtime can sink by 30% to 50%, labor productivity can improve by 15% to 30%, and cost reduction from inventory holding can reach 15% to 20%, among other improvements pinpointed by McKinsey.Ethan Karp, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Whereas some scholars resign themselves to the rigidity of academia, Giovanni, who was an English professor at Virginia Tech until 2022, remained committed to learning new lessons.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence and insatiable curiosity, send him on an unexpected journey learning how to die happily and ridiculously without losing his sense of humor.Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Finding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finding. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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