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(); see also The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language 1803 (5th ed.2011) (stating that “the” is “[u]sed before singular or plural nouns and noun phrases that denote particular, specified persons or things”).

This requires a showing that “there is no reasonable likelihood that the absence of the misconduct in question would have had a significant effect on the verdict.” (quotation omitted).

“In conducting that review, [appellate courts] assume the factfinder believed the State’s witnesses and disbelieved any evidence to the contrary.”

(emphasis added), the statute limits the district court to consideration of the express factors

(considering pervasiveness of misconduct).

“A defendant claiming he is entitled to a new trial because the district court abused its discretion in admitting evidence over his objection must show both an error and prejudice resulting from the error.”

In so concluding, we consider “the strength of the evidence against the defendant, the pervasiveness of the improper suggestions, and whether the defendant had an opportunity to (or made efforts to) rebut the improper suggestions.” d 823, 835 (Minn. 2012) (quotation omitted).

(d 674, 682 (Minn. 2007)).

To determine the effect of the error, we consider “the strength of the evidence against the defendant, the pervasiveness of the improper suggestions, and whether the defendant had an opportunity to (or made efforts to) rebut the improper suggestions.” d 823, 835 (Minn. 2012).

A plain error does not affect the defendant’s substantial rights if “there is no reasonable likelihood that the absence of the misconduct in question would have had a significant effect on the verdict.” (quotation omitted).

When considering whether an error affected a defendant’s substantial rights, “we consider ‘the strength of the evidence against the defendant, the pervasiveness of the improper suggestions, and whether the defendant had an opportunity to (or made efforts to) rebut the improper suggestions.’ ” ().

“When considering whether an error had a significant effect on the verdict, we consider the strength of the evidence against the defendant, the pervasiveness of the improper suggestions, and whether the defendant had an opportunity to (or made efforts to) rebut the improper suggestions.” (quotation omitted).

According to its ordinary meaning, a “proceeding” is a “procedural means for seeking redress from a tribunal or agency.” Black’s Law Dictionary 1398 (10th ed. 2014); d 823, 830 (Minn. 2012) (“The word ‘proceedings’ generally refers to ‘the course of procedure in a judicial action or in a suit in litigation’ .

See, (interpreting the term "proceedings” in Minn. R.Crim.

with actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor.” “The definite article ‘the’ is a word of limitation that indicates a reference to a specific object.”

We have not adopted a specific definition for “proceeding.” (articulating one definition of “proceeding”); -66 (Minn.1994) (weighing different factors to determine whether custody and visitation determinations under the Parentage Act constitute a proceeding).

When considering a claim of insufficient evidence, we conduct “a painstaking review of the record to determine whether the evidence and reasonable inferences drawn therefrom, viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, were sufficient to allow the jury to reach its verdict.” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted).