as in attorneys
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city
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Recent Examples of lawyers
Altman can turn his full attention back to the other side of the Bay Bridge, where his company is based, but only after Musk’s lawyers introduced a host of potential issues for prospective investors to consider.
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Ashley Capoot,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Other invoices showed lawyers representing the city spent 12 hours preparing for Lance Patterson’s eight-and-a-half-hour deposition.
—Julia Coin
may 19, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
Earlier this month, Graf denied a bid by Robinson’s lawyers to ban cameras from the courtroom during the trial.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
And with the breakneck speed of AI development, companies focused on building that technology could prove to be the next major focus for BIPA lawyers.
—Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 19 May 2026
In López’s city of Tocoa, environmental defenders fighting the mining project have been getting picked off for years and eight activists were imprisoned for more than two years in what lawyers said was retaliation for their work.
—Marlon González, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
In contrast, the licensing bodies governing dozens of other professions in California, including doctors, nurses, police officers and lawyers, make the reasons that disciplinary actions were imposed easily accessible on their websites.
—Holly McDede, ProPublica, 12 May 2026
Musk's lawyers, meanwhile, have tried to make the case that Altman and Brockman were intent on reaping personal profits from OpenAI despite its original nonprofit mission.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 12 May 2026
In response, lawyers for David Cassirer, Claude's son, appealed to the Supreme Court and urged the justices to vacate, or set aside, the 9th Circuit's latest ruling.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Ashley Capoot,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Other invoices showed lawyers representing the city spent 12 hours preparing for Lance Patterson’s eight-and-a-half-hour deposition.
—Julia Coin
may 19, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
Earlier this month, Graf denied a bid by Robinson’s lawyers to ban cameras from the courtroom during the trial.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
And with the breakneck speed of AI development, companies focused on building that technology could prove to be the next major focus for BIPA lawyers.
—Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 19 May 2026
In López’s city of Tocoa, environmental defenders fighting the mining project have been getting picked off for years and eight activists were imprisoned for more than two years in what lawyers said was retaliation for their work.
—Marlon González, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
In contrast, the licensing bodies governing dozens of other professions in California, including doctors, nurses, police officers and lawyers, make the reasons that disciplinary actions were imposed easily accessible on their websites.
—Holly McDede, ProPublica, 12 May 2026
Musk's lawyers, meanwhile, have tried to make the case that Altman and Brockman were intent on reaping personal profits from OpenAI despite its original nonprofit mission.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 12 May 2026
In response, lawyers for David Cassirer, Claude's son, appealed to the Supreme Court and urged the justices to vacate, or set aside, the 9th Circuit's latest ruling.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawyers
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In a complaint filed Thursday, Texas AG attorneys said Meta’s claims are false and that the company can and does read the unencrypted contents of WhatsApp messages.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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The attorneys for former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit against the NFL subpoenaed 25 teams and requested more than 1,000 documents, according to recent court filings.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
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In recent years, even some advocates of free trade have come around to the idea that certain tariffs can be justified on strategic and national-security grounds, especially when working with an avowedly mercantilist country like China.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Those connections could be tested under a new leader, depending on who takes office, with more power shifting to the community advocates who sometimes clash with corporate interests, an east Charlotte leader told The Charlotte Observer.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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The district is making counselors available to all students and families affected by the tragedy.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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This emphasis on wholesome working-class respectability is heedless of the ’60s rushing toward them, a decade that, by 1958, the other counselors have prematurely embraced.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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“Lawyers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawyers. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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