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statement

[steyt-muhnt] / ˈsteɪt mənt /




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“The board remains focused on ensuring that high inflation does not become embedded,” the board said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The same statement had been used by the White House last month when questions about the aircraft's safety first surfaced.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

“The officers involved in this have no idea the harm that their actions caused,” said Deputy Public Defender Brandon Coleman, who represented Ludwig in the criminal case, in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

“What’s especially notable is how financially prepared these buyers are,” Hannah Jones, a senior economist at Realtor.com, said in a statement of house hunters in the hot ZIP codes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Asked if the story was true, Leah responded, “If my father, mother, and brother David have certified to such a statement, it is true.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Opening statements are expected to start next week on August 18, with the trial lasting for roughly six weeks, followed by a verdict in early October.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

“DNA evidence, witnesses recanting their prior statements and polygraph testing all supported the ‘actual innocence’ claims of Jarvis Ballard,” district attorney Perry Nicosia wrote.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

By issuing statements through Fifa channels, Infantino can seek to shape the narrative.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

On Aug. 5, the White House sent a letter to Cook’s attorneys asking her to respond to allegations she made false statements on mortgage applications for several of her homes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

Our understanding of facts is thus Janus-faced: at one moment we regard them as things, reality itself; at the next they are true beliefs, statements about reality.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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