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conviction

[kuhn-vik-shuhn] / kənˈvɪk ʃən /




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It’s just that having high conviction in explosive share price gains is eroding.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A California Court of Appeals upheld her conviction, and she has appealed to the state Supreme Court.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He added: "Let the conviction and sentence be a lesson to those who glorify organised crime and promote it as a way of life".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

During lunch, Walker lauded Epstein as the man who put her on the path to medicine, he said, and played down his 2008 conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In the case of the great mathematician Roberval the result was a pathological conviction that other people were stealing his ideas.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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