fact finder

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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. — 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fact finder
Noun
  • Netanyahu and his party, Likud, are not ahead in most mainstream polls, and yet most observers of any credibility agree that damn near anything could happen, especially given Israel’s complicated parliamentary arrangements and wild array of parties.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The full occultation was visible across a swath of North America, Western Africa and the Atlantic Ocean, where the moon passed directly between Jupiter and the observer.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • More than 275 flights were canceled Thursday at King Khalid International Airport, according to flight monitor FlightAware.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The latest drought monitor has been released, and while drought conditions have improved, DFW still desperately needs the rain.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Fact finder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact%20finder. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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