deem
Example Sentences
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But when officials took a closer look at the play, they deemed the throw to be a backward pass.
Proposition 65 requires businesses to place warnings on products—including many toys, clothing items and electronics—if they contain trace amounts of chemicals that the state has deemed potentially carcinogenic.
As he approached the gate to board the Frontier Airlines flight, his final concern was whether his duffel bag would be deemed a personal item.
All three of the audited facilities house individuals who are either incarcerated or institutionalized because they were deemed by the courts to be dangerous or unfit to stand trial.
From Los Angeles Times
But some U.S. officials argue it should be described as a “quarantine,” targeting shipping traffic deemed illegal but not halting other trade.
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