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as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another
talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate
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as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
finished law school and became an attorney
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Recent Examples of attorney
The unopposed motion seeking a determination of law, which White’s attorneys filed in January, asked Wallace to specify that service charges couldn’t go toward a state credit that lowers the minimum wage for servers who earn tips.
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
Burke’s defense attorney declined to comment following the hearing.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Times attorneys claim the policy is designed to silence unfavorable press coverage of President Donald Trump’s administration.
—Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
In one of two cases in which the board did not side with DHS, DHS attorneys failed to appear at the initial hearing.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
Burke’s defense attorney declined to comment following the hearing.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Times attorneys claim the policy is designed to silence unfavorable press coverage of President Donald Trump’s administration.
—Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
In one of two cases in which the board did not side with DHS, DHS attorneys failed to appear at the initial hearing.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney
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Victor Lemus was one of the three deputies killed while handling a grenade at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department facility.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her poetry offers a rare collection of literary introspection from within Miami-Dade County government, where Tallman works as chief of staff to a top deputy of Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.—
Douglas Hanks
April 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Paul and Mortensen are expected to participate in the hearing remotely while their lawyers appear in person at the Salt Lake City courthouse.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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One night, Nathan Calvin, a twenty-nine-year-old lawyer who worked at the nonprofit Encode and had helped craft the bill, was at home having dinner with his wife when a process server arrived to deliver a subpoena from OpenAI.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Perry's representative confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday that the workers were eventually allowed to hold onto the gift cards after confusion was cleared up.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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If Republicans are able to succeed in their efforts, Kansas City would be represented by three Republican representatives, two of whom would be freshmen.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Attendees, including some who had been chosen as convention delegates in the previous week, lined up to talk them after after the speeches.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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His influence extends across the MENA region and beyond as the main curator for the European Film Festival in Riyadh, a consultant for the Hollywood Arab Film Festival, and the Egyptian delegate for the Film O’Clock Festival.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Wise served as an FBI agent and a supervisory agent from 2004 to 2017.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The task force, consisting of county detectives and FBI agents, is separate from the initial homicide squad assigned to the case.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Lucas went on to further distance his office from the review, pointing to the fact that Kozakiewicz was a city employee who reported to the city manager instead of the mayor.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Brewers manager Pat Murphy challenged the call, which was upheld following a replay review.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Amid an ongoing court battle over clergy access to the west suburban ICE facility, Catholic ministers entered the building and, in the traditional Holy Thursday ritual, washed the feet of 14 detainees.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, Khalid Aleisir, the minister of culture, information, antiquities and Tourism condemned the attack and called for designating the RSF a terrorist organization and prosecuting its members.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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