1
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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Recent Examples of verdict
The civil verdict, announced in an Orange County courtroom after roughly an hour of deliberation, was against the Austrian company that manufactured the ride, Funtime Handels GMBH.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
The jury of seven women and five men went home at 5 p.m. without reaching a verdict.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
Garza and his team of prosecutors previously took Taylor to trial on a murder charge for the fatal shooting of Michael Ramos in a case that fueled the city’s social justice protests in May 2020, but the jury did not reach a verdict.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024
While a total of four defendants pleaded guilty before the end of the trial, the verdict for the final two was a major setback for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
The jury of seven women and five men went home at 5 p.m. without reaching a verdict.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
Garza and his team of prosecutors previously took Taylor to trial on a murder charge for the fatal shooting of Michael Ramos in a case that fueled the city’s social justice protests in May 2020, but the jury did not reach a verdict.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Dec. 2024
While a total of four defendants pleaded guilty before the end of the trial, the verdict for the final two was a major setback for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Alabama had several ugly losses this season, but the committee and many analysts cited their record over Top 25 competition as justification for the decision.Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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This decision would deprive the fossil-fuel economy of one source of backing, and eliminate one of the only remaining ways that the U.S. government supports international oil-and-gas development.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Industry opinion formers like Goldman Sachs and Sequoia Capital have warned that widespread AI introduction is a lot further off than was anticipated, a viewpoint which has been leaped upon eagerly by C-suite executives out of their comfort zone.Hugo Farinha, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Sort the reviews to read the stellar five-star opinions, or check out the one-star reviews to see what went wrong.Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes could be nearing a conclusion.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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At the conclusion, we’re treated to videos and photographs of the real-life figures, including footage of the unit arriving in Europe, an interview with Derriecott King at age 100 and a clip of Michelle Obama paying tribute to two of the surviving women from the unit.Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Experience activism is rooted in the belief that what's best for people is what's best for the organization and, ultimately, for society as a whole.Sujay Saha, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Those intrepid few who still clung to the belief that American perfidy shielded Duke’s players from true justice just had the rug pulled out from under them by Mangum herself.The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
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Barring a successful appeal, the decision ensures Murdoch's media empire will be left equally to his four oldest children, who are not all ideologically aligned with the conservative views of Rupert and Lachlan.Sara Fischer, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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That was followed by more photos, some of which had a clearer view of his face, now believed to be Mangione's.N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Even taking a brief walk can rejuvenate your mind and body.Allen Kopelman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Her husband, my grandfather, was not only a composer who wrote liturgical music, motets, symphonies, and string quartets but also a beloved music teacher who believed that music was as crucial to the development of the mind as math.Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Verdict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verdict. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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