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Recent Examples of cross-examination
On Thursday, a woman who alleged Combs dangled her over the 17th floor balcony of Ventura’s high-rise apartment faced an intense cross-examination from Combs’ attorney, Nicole Westmoreland.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
The core principles of oral trials—immediacy, confrontation, cross-examination—are designed around adult logic, adult memory, and adult resilience.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Testifying would subject Combs to cross-examination and make his words admissible in more than 60 pending civil cases.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 5 June 2025
During Diddy — Dirty Money alum Dawn Richard's cross-examination on May 19, Richard said Iovine was present at a dinner party around 2009, during which Combs allegedly punched Ventura Fine.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
The core principles of oral trials—immediacy, confrontation, cross-examination—are designed around adult logic, adult memory, and adult resilience.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Testifying would subject Combs to cross-examination and make his words admissible in more than 60 pending civil cases.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 5 June 2025
During Diddy — Dirty Money alum Dawn Richard's cross-examination on May 19, Richard said Iovine was present at a dinner party around 2009, during which Combs allegedly punched Ventura Fine.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross-examination
Noun
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This suggests that the program may have been particularly beneficial to those facing greater life challenges.—
Paul McClure
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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Republican legislators have long accused the Democratic majority of infringing on the Second Amendment right to bear arms through laws such as the 2023 assault weapons ban, which remains under court challenge.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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New survey research from McKinsey found that 71% of respondents said their organizations regularly use GenAI in at least one business function, an increase of 6% from the 2024 survey.—
Lori Schafer,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Americans’ worries over inflation tempered in May, according to a New York Federal Reserve survey released Monday, signaling rising consumer optimism following shifts in US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 June 2025
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Participants will fill out a questionnaire and possible matches will be revealed throughout the night.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Mamdani didn’t submit a questionnaire to be considered for the Citizens Union’s endorsement, the group said.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
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Over the next two weeks, Kessler could petition the Fourth Circuit for a rehearing en banc, which, if granted, would mean other judges on the Fourth Circuit review the arguments.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 June 2025
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The teams have 14 days to petition for a rehearing.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Seeing her fidget with the helmet during her interrogation and swinging the sword around with reckless abandon is all part of that.—
Alamin Yohannes,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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In July 2024, Liu was turned away at the Detroit airport and sent back to China after changing his story during an interrogation about red plant material discovered in his backpack, the FBI said.—
Ed White,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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So far, 14% of readers who took the quiz got a perfect score and 57% got eight or more questions right.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Take the quiz here … LEAN AND MEAN – Airline passenger shocked when agent rejects checked bag for 'bizarre' reason.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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Most of the hearing's question-and-answer session focused on the safety of commercial air travel, but there was a notable exchange on the topic of commercial spaceflight.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2025
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Russin, who at the end of a Wednesday hearing on the sale expressed sympathy directly toward more than a dozen employees in his Fort Lauderdale courtroom, has set a June 24 hearing to hear the individual employees’ claims.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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Grade Ginny & Georgia Season 3 in our poll below, then drop a comment with your thoughts about this particular cliffhanger.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
6 June 2025
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Most polls of the mayoral race have shown Ramos pulling 1% or less in support.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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“Cross-examination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-examination. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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