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Recent Examples of subpoena
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2025
Khalil’s legal team obtained the five-minute security video through a subpoena, which Columbia University complied with.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 20 May 2025
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Williams has also subpoenaed a range of records from the sheriff's agency as part of the investigation into what went wrong.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 29 May 2025
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Noun
The subpoenas to Swift and her law firm — filed on May 8 and April 28, respectively — do not appear to be connected to that particular claim.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2025
Khalil’s legal team obtained the five-minute security video through a subpoena, which Columbia University complied with.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 20 May 2025
Verb
Taylor Swift reportedly subpoenaed in Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni lawsuit.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Williams has also subpoenaed a range of records from the sheriff's agency as part of the investigation into what went wrong.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoena
Noun
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A question of intent About 10 months later, troopers returned to Whittier and issued court summonses to Pese, eight other relatives and one man who was not related but came from the same American Samoa village as Pese.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Last month, his NYPD started handing out criminal instead of civil summonses to bike riders for running red lights or otherwise riding recklessly, a drastic shift that has outraged transit advocates and City Council members who note car drivers do not face such penalties for similar infractions.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Heye, the veteran GOP official, cited the case of Reince Priebus, Trump's former White House Chief of Staff, who found out Trump fired him on a rainy airport Tarmac in 2017 after traveling with the President on Air Force One.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Earlier this year, then-Fire Chief Kristin Crowley cited disabled engines, and a lack of mechanics, as one reason why fire officials did not dispatch more personnel to Pacific Palisades before the Jan. 7 fire.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Now Qasem Hassan and her colleagues were summoned to meet with Adi Ivzori-Erel and Merav Sudarsky, who lead the academic program at the continuing-education school.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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National Guard troops were last summoned to Los Angeles and other Southern California cities in 2020, during the George Floyd protests.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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On June 4, lawyers for the 27-year-old rapper and Twitch streamer – born Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. – requested a temporary emergency order in Los Angeles Superior Court, according to a filing reviewed by USA TODAY.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Officials discussed requesting state and county funding for future recreation opportunities.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The Milwaukee Brewers called up top pitching prospect Jacob Misiorowski this week for a start against the St. Louis Cardinals.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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Initially, the team called up prospect Otto Kemp to play third base while moving Alec Bohm to fill in for Harper's position at first.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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Volatility creates opportunity, and Forbes again convened dozens of investors and business leaders for the fourth annual Forbes Iconoclast Summit at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Amid interest around the potential implementation of the ABS challenge system; ESPN’s expiring TV deal; and a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that ends in 2026; the MLB owners convened in New York City this week for their annual in-season meeting.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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He was called out, but the call was overturned after the Mets challenged the ruling.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
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Hassabis isn’t the first to call out such concerns.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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But some Colombians have also asked the president to tone down his rhetoric against opposition leaders.—
Manuel Rueda,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin asked.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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“Subpoena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoena. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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