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deposition

noun

ˌde-pə-ˈzi-shən

Definition of deposition

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 Chinese manufacturers have expanded from areas including etching and deposition into ion implantation, inspection and metrology, according to Goldman. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 But according to records reviewed during a deposition of the park’s director of maintenance, state officials were allegedly unaware that maintenance workers had replaced a wheel on one of the train cars prior to their inspection. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 The exchange became a focus of Wilson’s deposition last month. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 The case can now proceed to discovery, the process of collecting additional evidence up to and including Harrington requiring King to sit for a deposition. — Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deposition

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Permafrost on the mountains, the continuously frozen soil and sediment, is now changing, said Byers.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Ice also holds mountains together, in the form of permafrost, a mix of soil, rock, sediment and ice.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

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An underwriter is not simply adding up deposits and calling it a day.

— Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
The next chief executive will need to accelerate growth, improve deposit mobilization and returns, and rebuild confidence around governance and senior-management stability, global brokerage Nomura said in a report on Sunday.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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