as in sediment
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid several types of deposition on the bottom of the lake

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Recent Examples of deposition At a court hearing in downtown Los Angeles, Judge Thomas Long ordered the rapper, who now goes by Ye, to pay a $2,560 fine and sit for his deposition by no later than April 30. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025 In his deposition, Mr. Ramadei said the offer was riddled with missing and conflicting financial information. David Segal, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025 Her legal representation has since pulled its Texas deposition request, apparently focusing efforts on its New York litigation, where the case is now heading toward a 2026 federal trial, and on Feb. 12 subpoenaed Wallace as part of the discovery process. Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025 Fighting tooth and nail to stop depositions in the ongoing arbitration between the uberagency and its former employees over vested equity, Range and its Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher lawyers were dealt a blow this week by a LA Superior Court judge, again. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deposition
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  • The glaciers ground surface rock into fine sediment, which flowed rapidly into the oceans, Archibald said in a statement.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The study found a correlation between the frequency of supernovae over the last 3.5 billion years and the fraction of organic matter buried in Earth’s sediments, suggesting that supernova events may influence Earth’s climate and the development of life.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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  • The agreement, which the two sides still have not signed, would give the U.S. access to Ukraine's rare earth deposits and could be of value to U.S. aerospace, electric vehicle and medical manufacturing.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • This same Hemingway typewriter apparently went within a whisker of becoming the most valuable of all time when Angelina Jolie put an $11,000 deposit on it at a $250,000 sale price, then changed her mind.
    Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • Sun Exposure: Full sun, partial shade Soil Type: Clay, loam, silt, well-draining Soil pH: Acid to neutral (<6.0-7.5) 09 of 11 Hellebores Commonly known as Lenten roses, hellebores are the perfect selection for March blooms.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The Myers home sits in the middle of Strata’s range with soils made up of mostly clay, silt, silty sand and clayey sand.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2025

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“Deposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposition. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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