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Recent Examples of subpoena
Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Boasberg in a March 13 ruling determined that subpoenas to the Fed's Board of Governors in January were issued for the improper purpose of pressuring Powell to accede to Trump's demands to rapidly lower interest rates or resign.
—Andrew Goudsward, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Garrett Downs, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
That announcement came after the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sought to subpoena Robert Mueller, who led the FBI from 2001 to 2013.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 21 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to Powell.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Boasberg in a March 13 ruling determined that subpoenas to the Fed's Board of Governors in January were issued for the improper purpose of pressuring Powell to accede to Trump's demands to rapidly lower interest rates or resign.
—Andrew Goudsward, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
Upon returning, Gosar moved to table the motion to subpoena.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
That announcement came after the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sought to subpoena Robert Mueller, who led the FBI from 2001 to 2013.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoena
Noun
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The company similarly ignored 19 summonses in February of this year.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Goodman, the deputy commissioner, said the New York Department of Sanitation has issued about 6,000 summonses so far this year for dirty sidewalks, though those violations cover all types of litter.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On Sunday, police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the church, citing security concerns as Israel enforces a ban on gatherings in synagogues, churches and mosques during the ongoing war with Iran, which has brought missile strikes near holy sites.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Examples cited include students using inefficient workarounds for simple tasks, such as manually spacing text instead of using formatting tools.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Olsson, for the first time in her career, was being summoned.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Italian government formally protested the incident to Israeli authorities and summoned Israel's ambassador to Rome for clarification.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2026
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The substitute also allows for the state to request a hardship waiver, something that was blocked under the original bill, from the community engagement requirements for counties with high unemployment, greater than 8% or one-and-a-half times higher than the national rate.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Apr. 2026
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This session, the Legislature also passed House Bill 822, which requires schools and health care providers to inform a parent within 72 hours if a child requests to take steps to socially transition, which could include using pronouns or names that align with their gender identity.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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Commercial conversations Earlier this month, the UK government convened a meeting of defense companies to meet ambassadors and defense attaches from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Iraq and Jordan.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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The board met in the county commissioner’s room before the testing of the machines, then convened to the South Room, where the 60 machines representing 5% of the voting machines used in the upcoming election were tested.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Abysmal wait times at airports dwindled Monday as Transportation Security Administration workers got their first paychecks in more than a month — apparently prompting fewer agents to call out.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Travelers are experiencing long TSA lines at airports around the country during a busy spring travel season as TSA agents call out.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Ali, who wasn’t formally charged, called his family to say that he would be released on bail, and asked them to gather the funds and collect him from prison.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Manteca Fire Department is taking action and trying to get ahead of this fire season by asking residents to reduce fire danger or face fines.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Members of the ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) hailed the legislation as a measure to ensure institutional stability.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Advocates for 9/11 survivors hailed Hoylman-Sigal’s request.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Subpoena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoena. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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