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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
Aber’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Neither the City Attorney’s Office nor McNamara’s attorney immediately responded to requests for comment Monday.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Judges Amul Thapar, Chad Readler and Whitney Hermandorfer posed numerous and often challenging questions to NCAA attorney Rakesh Kilaru and Pavia attorney Ryan Downton during a hearing that lasted a little over an hour.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Mangione's attorneys have argued that his New York case and his federal case are parallel prosecutions and amount to double jeopardy.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Neither the City Attorney’s Office nor McNamara’s attorney immediately responded to requests for comment Monday.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Judges Amul Thapar, Chad Readler and Whitney Hermandorfer posed numerous and often challenging questions to NCAA attorney Rakesh Kilaru and Pavia attorney Ryan Downton during a hearing that lasted a little over an hour.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Mangione's attorneys have argued that his New York case and his federal case are parallel prosecutions and amount to double jeopardy.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney
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The Thurston County Sheriff's Office said deputies were responding after a possible helicopter crash near Joint Base Lewis–McChord in Washington State.—
Jessica Gorman,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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David Forman, deputy commandant of midshipmen, a midshipman who mistook authorized law enforcement as a threat engaged and was injured in the process.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Newsweek contacted lawyers for Khalil and the Department of Homeland Security for comment via email outside normal office hours on Thursday.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The former mayor is also responsible for legal fees that Costello and his firm paid when filing the lawsuit to recover Giuliani’s unpaid lawyer fees, the Associated Press reported.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to Apple and to a representative for Cyrus for comment outside of regular working hours via email.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Hawley criticized Mark Zuckerberg for declining a personal invitation to attend the hearing or even send a Meta representative after scandals like backlash over Meta relaxing rules that allowed chatbots to be creepy to kids.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wheeler has also served in various positions for the Texas Republican Party, including as a delegate to the state convention and a precinct chairman.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, others in their space delegate everything and watch their networks explode.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In a video taken by a security camera at his mother's driveway, obtained by ABC News, a federal agent can be heard asking Gamez Lira to turn off the engine and to not resist.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Blackhawks and Kaiser’s agent had been negotiating for some time this offseason, but neither side had been in a rush, with the 23-year-old Kaiser having no arbitration rights.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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Over in Grand Rapids, there’s sporadic pushback on fluoridation, said water system manager Wayne Jernberg.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Europe’s defense stocks have boomed this year , with some major players tripling in value — but one fund manager spotted the potential in sector darling Rheinmetall early, and won big as a result.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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One particularly notable viral video featured the son of a provincial government minister posing in front of a tree made from boxes of luxury labels including Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Gucci.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The meeting will be attended by the Israeli foreign and defense ministers as well as the leadership of the Israeli military and security services, the source said.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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