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Recent Examples of deposition
On Tuesday, during an unrelated hearing for an Oversight subcommittee, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) moved to direct the panel to authorize and issue a subpoena for Maxwell to appear for a deposition, which passed by voice vote.
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 23 July 2025
The trial was delayed for more than a decade as hundreds of depositions were taken and as the state’s child welfare agency dealt with the fallout.
—Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Separately, on Wednesday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer issued a subpoena for Maxwell for a deposition to occur at the prison on Aug. 11.
—ABC News, 23 July 2025
The lawsuit included depositions from 13 other women who came forward voluntarily with similar stories of being drugged and abused by Cosby.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 23 July 2025
The trial was delayed for more than a decade as hundreds of depositions were taken and as the state’s child welfare agency dealt with the fallout.
—Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Separately, on Wednesday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer issued a subpoena for Maxwell for a deposition to occur at the prison on Aug. 11.
—ABC News, 23 July 2025
The lawsuit included depositions from 13 other women who came forward voluntarily with similar stories of being drugged and abused by Cosby.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposition
Noun
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Stalagmites, on the other hand, grow from the ground up when sediment drips onto the ground, piling up over time.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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In their study, Meiburg and fellow author Nadav Lensky of the Geological Survey of Israel cover the fluid dynamics and associated sediment transport processes currently governing the Dead Sea.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Each baby born in the U.S. between 2025 and 2028 who has a Social Security number will receive a one-time $1,000 deposit from the government into their Trump account.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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During this period, firms are limited to holding only £50,000 of total customer deposits — well below the hundreds of billions of pounds customers deposit with major high street lenders such as Barclays , HSBC and Santander .—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
30 July 2025
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Without the seasonal delivery of silt, the floodplains of Assam and Bangladesh will lose their natural fertility.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Crews will remove debris and hundreds of sandbags, wash surfaces and remove silt or mud up to several inches thick.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Deposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposition. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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