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as in ruling
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
the evidence supported a finding of unfair bias, and the court entered judgment for the plaintiff
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as in discovery
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time
the scientists were thrilled with the finding of the new fossil
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as in discovering
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we finally found the information after searching dozens of Internet sites
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as in encountering
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
hey, I found my notebook!
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Recent Examples of finding
Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
The findings could change our understanding of dark matter’s behavior and help scientists figure out how to finally detect it directly.
—Stephen Clark – Jun 6, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
The ruling only blocks the collection of tariffs from the companies that sued, and was handed down the day after the trade court’s broader finding.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
Further, Social Security payments don’t seem to vary as widely as retirement account withdrawals, per SmartAsset’s findings.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Noun
Deputy Prosecutor Jessica Arnold said the plea deal was partly for some inconsistencies in findings by medical experts and the lack of cooperation from one witness.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
The findings could change our understanding of dark matter’s behavior and help scientists figure out how to finally detect it directly.
—Stephen Clark – Jun 6, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
The ruling only blocks the collection of tariffs from the companies that sued, and was handed down the day after the trade court’s broader finding.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
Further, Social Security payments don’t seem to vary as widely as retirement account withdrawals, per SmartAsset’s findings.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finding
Noun
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The judge granted that additional time in the Tuesday ruling, giving the Administration until Wednesday to file its response and setting a hearing for the following day.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2025
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However, given that litigation can take months or longer and given that Coley wants to play this fall, Dever’s ruling deals a major blow to Coley’s chances to be eligible for the 2025 season.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2025
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The discovery emerged last month in the town of Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province, which is strategically located on the route between the cities of Aleppo and Damascus.—
Omar Albam,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The odds are that those discoveries could be used for the good of humankind or to harm humankind.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Rubin, who died in 2016, was an American astronomer known for discovering dark matter.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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Since 1980, inspection laws and methods of inspection have gotten more stringent, resulting in building owners and the city’s Department of Buildings discovering more facade issues.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
14 Mar. 2025
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April 3 after a resident in the 9400 block of Parkside Avenue reported encountering an armed individual in his backyard.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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Today, vaccine coverage is widespread enough that unvaccinated children can easily live to adulthood without ever encountering the virus, but not uniformly high enough to prevent outbreaks altogether.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
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In this retrial that started in late April, the single count of third-degree rape the ailing 73-year-old Weinstein faces carries a maximum sentence of four years.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 June 2025
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The 9th Circuit found that the trial judge based his decision on calculations of a greater loss than victims actually suffered and gave Avenatti too harsh a sentence.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Doug Vine, director of energy analysis at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, says there is innovation around everything from locating smaller, next-generation nuclear power plants by data centers to improving the electricity transmission capability of existing lines.—
Riley Robinson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
20 Mar. 2025
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The owner needs help locating this suspect to pursue criminal and legal action.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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More than one-third (40%) of the fund's holdings mature in six months or less, which limits interest-rate sensitivity.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The acquisition expands Reynolds’ international sports holdings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 June 2025
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The machine learning aspect of this latest breakthrough focused primarily on detecting the presence of ink, not deciphering the characters or text.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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And that’s entirely possible, by the way; SVG is still learning oval racing and might be in the high 20s in the point standings for much of the season until the playoffs.—
Jeff Gluck,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Finding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finding. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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