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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
On Thursday, federal court records show, attorneys for Marseille filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles, seeking damages for what the suit contends was undue use of force.
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Paige St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
James Wilson, a prominent attorney, best illustrates that evolution.
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Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
After attorneys are paid, the remaining funds will be distributed to impacted customers.
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Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
But Swift will want that right carved out in her prenuptial agreement to avoid potential heartache, according to multiple family attorneys.
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Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for attorney
Paige St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
James Wilson, a prominent attorney, best illustrates that evolution.
—
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
After attorneys are paid, the remaining funds will be distributed to impacted customers.
—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
But Swift will want that right carved out in her prenuptial agreement to avoid potential heartache, according to multiple family attorneys.
—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for attorney
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney
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Travis Medema, chief deputy for the Oregon State Fire Marshall, said his office will use FireSat to plan escape routes and monitor fires.
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With the help of a family friend, a retired deputy sheriff, Robinson’s parents persuaded him to surrender to authorities, according to charging documents.
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The justices, too, seemed eager to embrace electronic recording in cases where no court reporter is available and litigants cannot afford to pay for one on their own, repeatedly pressing lawyers on exactly how such a ruling might be written.
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Attorneys and the judge prepared the jury charge, which contains the instructions for the panel’s deliberations, and the lawyers made their closing arguments on Monday afternoon.
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Swift's representative confirmed that the actor-comedian officiated the July 3 ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
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Some states chose not to send representatives; several of them cited disagreements with the partisan mission.
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The celebration comes 250 years after delegates in Philadelphia approved the Declaration, setting in motion what would become the world's oldest continuing experiment in self-government.
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That hot summer in Philadelphia, the 56 delegates of the Continental Congress who signed the historic document spent a lot of time in nearby taverns, drinking beer and discussing and debating the merits of trying to become an independent nation.
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These gateways address growing concerns about ungoverned AI agents directly interacting with production systems, offering vital governance, security, cost management, and observability.
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The agent confiscated the letter, carried by Cuban businessman Roberto Carlos Chamizo, and sent him back to Havana.
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Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).
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Offers three-credit-bureau monitoring, VPN, dark web monitoring, password manager, email aliases and instant credit lock.
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While theology and ministry studies were designated as nonprofessional, the master of divinity degree often pursued by eventual pastors or ministers does retain professional status.
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Our higher education was started by people of faith — Harvard, Yale, Princeton — were founded to train ministers of the Gospel.
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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