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a person appointed by a court to prepare an account of financial matters in a civil case
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Recent Examples of auditors
California hiring tax auditors at job fair The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration is hiring tax auditors across Southern California.
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Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
In conducting the audit, GAO would scrutinize the findings of federal and state auditors, inspectors general and attorney generals; single audit reports; and other publicly available federal oversight and program integrity data.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
So where did the citizen-auditors get their 45,800 number?
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
But auditors say the impact is existential.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
After Rogers’s approval, GCC went through a years-long back-and-forth with federal auditors who claimed Microsoft repeatedly failed to provide crucial information about its security procedures.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
The dummy servers were allegedly set up at the Southeast Asian company’s warehouses so auditors could confirm their arrival.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
As part of their investigation, the auditors conducted test reviews of several transactions over 20 days between October 2024 and August 2025.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
State auditors previously described excessive clustering of multiples hospices in a single building as a potential indicator of fraud.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
In conducting the audit, GAO would scrutinize the findings of federal and state auditors, inspectors general and attorney generals; single audit reports; and other publicly available federal oversight and program integrity data.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
So where did the citizen-auditors get their 45,800 number?
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
But auditors say the impact is existential.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
After Rogers’s approval, GCC went through a years-long back-and-forth with federal auditors who claimed Microsoft repeatedly failed to provide crucial information about its security procedures.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
The dummy servers were allegedly set up at the Southeast Asian company’s warehouses so auditors could confirm their arrival.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
As part of their investigation, the auditors conducted test reviews of several transactions over 20 days between October 2024 and August 2025.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
State auditors previously described excessive clustering of multiples hospices in a single building as a potential indicator of fraud.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditors
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In 16th-century Italy, gamblers could wager on the election of civic magistrates and the outcome of papal conclaves.—
Parker Bach,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Another major change concerned the High Judicial Council, which oversees magistrates’ appointments and disciplinary matters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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In October, the Justice Department filed criminal charges against James that have since been thrown out successive times by federal judges.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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The foundation’s judges and awards subcommittee members – the latter a volunteer group of industry professionals, academics, writers and reviewers that changes every year – also search on their own.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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There are lessons to be learned from the two disputes, as female referees seek employment opportunities in pro and college sports.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ayers is not among the 11 referees who were selected to officiate the Final Four games in Indianapolis, Ind.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Insider experiences include a tour of a private palazzo by a prince no less, a painting class inspired by Caravaggio, and a master class in mixing the perfect aperitivo by resident masters.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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This kind of experience was pioneered by theme park masters like Disney, but it has now been embraced by legacy institutions like the Goodman as a way to attract non-theater audiences and, well, mix things up a bit, aesthetically speaking.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Her story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where the average age of federal jurists is 69.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2026
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Shaw and others, including Villareal, say a crush of new voters — or at least those who don’t regularly vote in Democratic primaries — was one of the main reasons six of the 10 incumbent jurists on the ballot were ousted.—
Molly Smith,
San Antonio Express-News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Forty-five years after Wong Kim Ark’s victory, the justices were pushed – after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor – to overturn that ruling and revoke citizenship for Japanese Americans born in the United States.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The justices ordered the page be released, which paved the way for the expansive powers grand juries have today to investigate and criticize public officials and entities.—
Lawrence Mower,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The department disputes that, saying judges are independent adjudicators who decide cases individually.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Thomas Bradford is one of 81 adjudicators the company employs across six continents.—
Cecilia Vega,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Auditors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditors. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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