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Recent Examples of ambulance chaser
In the case of Jay-Z, the billionaire has come out swinging against attorney Tony Buzbee, branding him an ambulance chaser and calling him a 1-800 lawyer.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
My heart and support goes out to true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.
—Shannon Power, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
My heart and support goes out to the true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Critics knock 'ambulance chasers at times of racial trauma.
—Neal Justin, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
This results in people who use astrology as an excuse to be an ambulance chaser or to create viral, fear-mongering social media content.
—Diana Rose Harper, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022
On the one hand, people have referred to you as Black America’s attorney general, helping David fight Goliath, while on the other, critics have called you an opportunist or ambulance chaser.
—Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2020
Corporations portrayed tort lawyers as ambulance chasers seeking to make a buck through frivolous litigation.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2019
Then, after Notre Dame cathedral burned in April, architects played ambulance chasers, rushing in with drawings that proposed rebuilding the landmark with such nonsensical features as a rooftop swimming pool and a twisting spire.
—Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2019
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
My heart and support goes out to true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.
—Shannon Power, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
My heart and support goes out to the true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Critics knock 'ambulance chasers at times of racial trauma.
—Neal Justin, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
This results in people who use astrology as an excuse to be an ambulance chaser or to create viral, fear-mongering social media content.
—Diana Rose Harper, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022
On the one hand, people have referred to you as Black America’s attorney general, helping David fight Goliath, while on the other, critics have called you an opportunist or ambulance chaser.
—Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2020
Corporations portrayed tort lawyers as ambulance chasers seeking to make a buck through frivolous litigation.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2019
Then, after Notre Dame cathedral burned in April, architects played ambulance chasers, rushing in with drawings that proposed rebuilding the landmark with such nonsensical features as a rooftop swimming pool and a twisting spire.
—Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambulance chaser
Noun
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Many lawyers log approximately 50-60 hours per week, and there are significant mental health concerns among legal professionals.—
Raquel Gomes,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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But most big companies will have consulted their lawyers or performed an internal self-audit after the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling, Glasgow said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Medical records obtained by the district attorney's office showed that both gained 10 pounds over the past eight years.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Eric Kyle Hooper was found guilty of murder Thursday, Jan. 23, by a Cherokee County jury following a weeklong trial, the district attorney’s office said in a Jan. 24 news release.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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The detainees must show a willingness to follow the program's rules and regulations, and their participation must be approved by the prosecuting attorney's office.—
Tom Sissom,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The budget also covers the Health Department, sheriff's office, circuit court divisions, prosecuting attorney, coroner, constables, Office of Emergency Management, museum, Veterans Services and Cooperative Extension.—
Eplunus Colvin,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Her oldest daughter participated in a program at Keller Center for Advanced Learning and wants to be an attorney.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Jan. 2025
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Duggins was also a civil rights attorney with the nonprofit Civil Rights Corps, according to a profile on the organization's website.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Holmes is another shyster whose story has been dissected in several documentaries and in dramatizations like Hulu’s The Dropout, but Gibney brings specific insights and a fresh perspective to this truly unbelievable story.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
31 July 2024
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And there’s a character on there who is—plays kind of a shyster attorney.—
Nick Sibilla,
Forbes,
11 Nov. 2022
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Crumbley’s team claims that if the defense knew about the agreement, her trial lawyer could have questioned the two school employees in cross-examination.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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The two alleged accomplices presented alibis that clemency lawyers for Nelson have argued were not fully contested by Nelson's trial lawyers.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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For additional help, the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline has professional crisis counselors available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 170 languages.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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To receive access to one-on-one confidential support with a mental health counselor, please reach out to our wellness partners.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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The startup, called Human Native AI, has recently hired a number of prominent former Google executives with experience in striking content licensing deals and partnership as well as top legal eagles experienced in intellectual property and copyright issues.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2024
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For legal eagles who want gavel-to-gavel access, nothing hits quite like Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney's livestream.—
Thomas Wheatley,
Axios,
10 Oct. 2024
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“Ambulance chaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambulance%20chaser. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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