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adduce

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ə-ˈdüs

Definition of adduce

as in to cite

to give as an example in support of a 12-month school year, the committee adduced data from other school districts

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Recent Examples of adduce The government could not adduce any actual harm to the United States or its voluntary users from TikTok operations, notwithstanding its vulnerability to Chinese government influence. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024 In those cases, the agency was unable to show a logical connection between the facts adduced and the decision made. — Washington Post, 9 July 2024 In the days since, this seemingly straightforward reference to a surprise attack on the innocent and the need to punish its perpetrators has been adduced as evidence of Netanyahu’s genocidal intent. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2024 The moral problem adduced by their work had been debated by the Los Alamos scientists incessantly from the beginning. — Longreads, 20 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for adduce

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The performances made history as the biggest ever open-air concerts in the UK (the crowd numbered 125,000 both days) and are often cited as representing the pinnacle of the Britpop era.

— Devinder Bains, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
The outlet, citing Jordan’s foreign ministry, reported that a number of Jordanians ⁠were on ⁠the bus, with initial information indicating that some were killed and injured.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

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Of the around 46 pieces that mentioned Vrabel or his teams, nearly a third were transactional moves about trades or hires.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Black is mentioned repeatedly in files that the Justice Department has released related to the Epstein investigation.

— Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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