presentment

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Recent Examples of presentment With no murder weapon and no trace of the getaway car, the 2023 presentment before the Clark County, Nevada, grand jury was missing traditional physical evidence. John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024 The presentment said the grand jury heard testimony from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey and Bill Gladson, the state attorney in the 5th Judicial Circuit, which is made up of Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter counties. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2022 According to a grand jury presentment, Cabot Oil & Gas leased mineral rights from residents in Dimock beginning in 2006, and shortly after natural-gas drilling began residents complained about changes to their drinking water, including discoloration and foul odors. Kris Maher, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022 Mendoza was also charged with voluntary manslaughter and other charges, according to a grand jury presentment unsealed Monday. Claudia Lauer, ajc, 2 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for presentment
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Noun
  • Once the production and sale of recreational liquor became legal again in 1933, the spirit surged in the mid-20th century, slumped in the 1980s and then boomed in the 2010s.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
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    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other Amazon offerings have fallen flat over the years, including an auction site that failed through multiple iterations.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the midst of tragedy came a small offering of knowledge from an unsuspecting source.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The subscription offering also includes access to live feeds from the field, an extensive video-on-demand library and several internet-native show formats.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sarah Bontrager, housing and public services manager for the city of Elk Grove, said the county has been making presentations to local jurisdictions.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The campaign features an eclectic cast such as Linda Fargo, senior vice president, women’s fashion and director of store presentation at Bergdorf’s; Willy Chavarria; Maggie Maurer; Cacho Falcon; TK and Cipriana Quann; Quentin Jones, and Bernard Maisner.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Presentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentment. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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