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determination

[dih-tur-muh-nay-shuhn] / dɪˌtɜr məˈneɪ ʃən /




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Before trial, the defendant has no right to challenge the grand jury’s probable-cause determination.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

Lewis Hamilton says he is unlike any driver Formula 1 has seen before and reaffirmed a determination to keep racing into his mid-forties.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

That experience bred Morris’s lifelong devotion to George Washington and his determination to right the nation’s finances, the better to feed and clothe Washington’s men.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Frimpong emphasized that her ruling was not a final determination that the government maintained an unlawful policy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

She stood on the wheel of one of those World War One propeller planes, with a look of determination, as if fueled by miranium.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The law authorizing the tax required the Department of Finance to make initial determinations about who is subject to it using information such as tax returns and property value assessments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Right: Despite holding that TPS determinations are generally unreviewable, Alito acknowledged that plaintiffs could still raise constitutional challenges, something only Justice Clarence Thomas disagreed with.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Sauer said court review of TPS decisions was barred to prevent "judicial micromanagement" of foreign policy determinations.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

In the lawsuit filed in a California federal court Alibaba pushed back, claiming the determinations "have no basis in fact or law".

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The difficulty in making final determinations is that there are often acres of room for interpretation.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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