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Recent Examples of fact finder
Officials at both districts point to the fact that their current offers to their unions are in line with the recommendations of an independent fact finder and that ceding to union demands would mean major programming cuts for students.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The fact finders recommended the district work on reducing contractors and a 6% raise over two years for the nearly 6,000 members of the United Educators of San Francisco, but the increases come with an asterisk.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
Under the umpires’ collective bargaining agreement, Hoberg had the right to appeal Hill’s decision, triggering the hiring by MLB of a neutral fact finder who made a report to Manfred.
—Ronald Blum, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Under the labor contract, Hoberg had the right to appeal Hill’s decision, triggering MLB’s hiring of a neutral fact finder who made a report to Manfred.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Defense attorneys did not present any witnesses during the preliminary examination, which is common in these kinds of hearings; a judge serves as the sole fact finder and decider of whether criminal charges are sufficient to head toward a jury trial.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The fact finders visited several sites related to the massacres in which Hamas slaughtered about 1,200 people and took roughly 250 others hostage.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2024
The fact finder can make recommendations, but does not have authority to bind the sides to a contract.
—David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2022
The terms were recommended by a fact finder appointed by the State Employment Relations Board after talks broke down earlier this year between the city and the International Association of Fire Fighters AFL-CIO Local 2156, which represents North Royalton firefighters.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021
Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The fact finders recommended the district work on reducing contractors and a 6% raise over two years for the nearly 6,000 members of the United Educators of San Francisco, but the increases come with an asterisk.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
Under the umpires’ collective bargaining agreement, Hoberg had the right to appeal Hill’s decision, triggering the hiring by MLB of a neutral fact finder who made a report to Manfred.
—Ronald Blum, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Under the labor contract, Hoberg had the right to appeal Hill’s decision, triggering MLB’s hiring of a neutral fact finder who made a report to Manfred.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Defense attorneys did not present any witnesses during the preliminary examination, which is common in these kinds of hearings; a judge serves as the sole fact finder and decider of whether criminal charges are sufficient to head toward a jury trial.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The fact finders visited several sites related to the massacres in which Hamas slaughtered about 1,200 people and took roughly 250 others hostage.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2024
The fact finder can make recommendations, but does not have authority to bind the sides to a contract.
—David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2022
The terms were recommended by a fact finder appointed by the State Employment Relations Board after talks broke down earlier this year between the city and the International Association of Fire Fighters AFL-CIO Local 2156, which represents North Royalton firefighters.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact finder
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While the investigation was ostensibly about cost overruns in a Fed renovation project, many observers, including Tillis, considered that pretext.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Some observers are perplexed as to why a serious adult drama is attracting the level of fan scrutiny usually reserved for genre material.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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The data from his ankle monitor helped detectives place Tollinche at the scene, law enforcement sources said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Knoa plans to manufacture medications, including opioids, but officials said the company will have oversight by an independent monitor.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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“Fact finder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact%20finder. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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