as in deductions
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
the policeman's eduction was that there was more than one murderer involved
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At the Grand Prix Final in December, when Chock and Bates beat them in their only other head-to-head matchup, the judge had the Americans narrowly beating them in the free dance despite two deductions, including an egregious fall.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026 -
But Everton, during that period, were little more than relegation scrappers, thanks to two significant points deductions in Dyche’s two seasons at the club.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Social media platforms can verify age by either requesting copies of identification documents, using a third party to apply age estimation technology to an account holder’s face, or making inferences from data already available, such as how long an account has been active.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Under California law, fraud must be pled with particularity, meaning there must be specifics and details in the complaint; generalizations, inferences and supposition don’t cut it.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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However, developers started building on the land where Champlain Towers South once stood without final determinations of why the condos collapsed or if the land is safe, Langesfeld said during the gathering.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Republican lawmakers have repeatedly criticized the office for slow eligibility determinations, construction delays and administrative problems.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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That design speaks directly to a corporate world that is growing increasingly sensitive to the reputational and financial consequences of wage and hour disputes.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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No limitations or consequences!—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes the conflicts reach logical conclusions within 30 minutes, while other times episodes just stop because life, kids, is often inconclusive.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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The coroner is expected to deliver their conclusions in the matter on Wednesday.—
David Matthews,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Through Van Der Beek’s wistful performance, viewers were given a window through which to grapple with betrayal, death, heartbreak and a litany of bad decisions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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When did early action decisions come out?—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Eductions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eductions. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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