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as in decisions
a position arrived at after consideration
the marketing consultant's verdict was that we were doing just fine
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as in opinions
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 verdicts
Having already seen one plaintiff removed from the Indianapolis Indiana based Our Father case because of podcast oversharing, remaining plaintiffs Lori Kennard and Sarah Bowling received very different verdicts late on December 5.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
And in North Carolina, 832 kits – about 5% of the state’s overall backlog – remained shelved because there had been plea deals or guilty verdicts.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
After languishing in court for years, ultimately becoming Georgia's longest-running criminal trial, the final two defendants received their verdicts Tuesday.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
The verdicts came nearly two years after jury selection began and a year after opening statements in a trial plagued with problems.
—Charlotte Kramon, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
As the not-guilty verdicts came down for these two defendants, what was your initial reaction?
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
The most recent not-guilty verdicts not only put those pleas in a different light, but also raise questions about the YSL defendants yet to stand trial — and how the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office has handled this case.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial ended Tuesday with not guilty verdicts, except for one charge, for the two remaining co-defendants in a sprawling racketeering case that had included rap superstar Young Thug.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Many of the legal professionals who went to work for the ICC had been shaped by the experience of working for the ad hoc tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia, which were relatively successful in delivering verdicts against human-rights offenders.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
And in North Carolina, 832 kits – about 5% of the state’s overall backlog – remained shelved because there had been plea deals or guilty verdicts.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
After languishing in court for years, ultimately becoming Georgia's longest-running criminal trial, the final two defendants received their verdicts Tuesday.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
The verdicts came nearly two years after jury selection began and a year after opening statements in a trial plagued with problems.
—Charlotte Kramon, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
As the not-guilty verdicts came down for these two defendants, what was your initial reaction?
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
The most recent not-guilty verdicts not only put those pleas in a different light, but also raise questions about the YSL defendants yet to stand trial — and how the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office has handled this case.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial ended Tuesday with not guilty verdicts, except for one charge, for the two remaining co-defendants in a sprawling racketeering case that had included rap superstar Young Thug.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Many of the legal professionals who went to work for the ICC had been shaped by the experience of working for the ad hoc tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia, which were relatively successful in delivering verdicts against human-rights offenders.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verdicts
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These tools help teams to make quick decisions and even execute a rollback plan at scale if needed.Igor Rikalo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Imagine a world where product decisions are no longer based on assumptions or guesswork.Dan Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Commentary and opinions California produced the first female speaker and female vice president.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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If political analysts are to be believed, the 2024 presidential election was determined — to at least some degree — by a war of values and opinions that may well continue into the new year and beyond.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The jury was asked to draw starkly different conclusions from the evidence.Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Data can be used to remove some of the guesswork, helping your managers draw meaningful conclusions about past performance and gain a lens into their teams’ potential future performance.Arnab Mishra, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Conforming Conforming involves adjusting your own beliefs or behaviors to align with someone else’s.Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Instead of adjusting their beliefs, individuals advocate for their perspective and attempt to sway others to see things their way.Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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When the lawsuit was filed UnitedHealth told USA TODAY that NaviHealth's AI program isn't used to make coverage determinations.Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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In a hybrid and remote work environment, this data becomes especially powerful for improving collaboration because leaders are less able to rely on gut instincts and other biases to make determinations in the face of hard data.Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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During the next 22 years, she was involved in a cavalcade of mostly low-level criminal cases, including a trio of burglary convictions, a grand theft conviction and a shoplifting conviction.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The lesson here is that staying true to a brand’s convictions earns the long-term loyalty of customers who share the same values.Tripp Westbrook, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Verdicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verdicts. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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