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[ev-i-duhns] / ˈɛv ɪ dəns /




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The note and other evidence persuaded an appeals court in 2024 to order Chey to give his ex-wife 35% of his assets, amounting to nearly $1 billion at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

It was meant to create a pathway for the government to obtain meaningful judicial review in deportation cases while keeping its evidence secret.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

"The commercial market has grown faster than the clinical evidence base," the paper read, and "the absence of adequate clinical evidence for use in humans is an alarming safety concern."

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

What does the evidence tell us about how safe these things are?

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Wielding shovels and spades, David and the other men dug in the cellar for evidence of the peddler.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The “rush to seek death in this case evidences strong emotional reactions” by the Utah County Attorney’s Office and the prosecutor whose child attended Kirk’s talk, Robinson’s lawyers said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

So the bias that exists just really means that we have to be very careful in taking small steps to show evidences.

From Salon Nov. 2, 2025

Lauren Bon’s “Evaporation Pond” poetically evidences what remains after rain water evaporates.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2022

“We as a nation have given numerous historical evidences for sheltering and rescuing Jewish people,” Ceku told The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2022

I did not meet the new “uncle” again, though each morning I saw evidences of his having been in the house.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

A result even Bayer-Monsanto seemed to doubt was possible after oral arguments, as evidenced by the intensification of their fight on every other available front.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

It’s still true now—as evidenced by the potential jump in Coke’s 2026 tax rate from a loss.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Besides the Iran situation, they also point out that there is no evidence of inflationary pressure on wages, as evidenced by real wage growth — that is, wages adjusted for inflation — turning sharply negative.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

The contradictions are getting harder to paper over, as evidenced by Alex Clark’s mess of a speech.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

Travis liked the shoats too, but fortunately, that year none of our present piglets had evidenced a singular enough personality to earn a name.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

This finding is backed by neuroimaging data, evidencing reduced connectivity between regions of the brain associated with self-awareness, pain and emotional processing.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2023

When negligence is particularly egregious—either so preventable or evidencing such disregard for the safety of the people affected—it becomes a criminal wrong.

From Slate Jan. 27, 2023

I am super proud that is evidencing itself today in our fulfillment margins and our gross margins, with all of these changes we made during what was the most difficult time we have ever had.

From The Verge Jul. 26, 2022

"Economic conditions are evidencing some signs of perhaps slowing somewhat down", said Mark Luschini, Chief Investment Strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott.

From Reuters Apr. 11, 2022

As evidencing the interest manifested, it is conservatively estimated that more than one-tenth of the total population of the state attended the meeting.

From Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant by Holt, Mathew Joseph




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