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as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another
talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate
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as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
finished law school and became an attorney
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Recent Examples of attorney
The unopposed motion seeking a determination of law, which White’s attorneys filed in January, asked Wallace to specify that service charges couldn’t go toward a state credit that lowers the minimum wage for servers who earn tips.
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
Burke’s defense attorney declined to comment following the hearing.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Times attorneys claim the policy is designed to silence unfavorable press coverage of President Donald Trump’s administration.
—Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
In one of two cases in which the board did not side with DHS, DHS attorneys failed to appear at the initial hearing.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
Burke’s defense attorney declined to comment following the hearing.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Times attorneys claim the policy is designed to silence unfavorable press coverage of President Donald Trump’s administration.
—Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
In one of two cases in which the board did not side with DHS, DHS attorneys failed to appear at the initial hearing.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney
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Victor Lemus was one of the three deputies killed while handling a grenade at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department facility.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her poetry offers a rare collection of literary introspection from within Miami-Dade County government, where Tallman works as chief of staff to a top deputy of Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.—
Douglas Hanks
April 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Art Hartinger is the lawyer who has been representing the county.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jesús Eduardo Arias, a lawyer representing the Ramos-Solano family, said that an independent investigation into Ramos’ death will be underway to determine his cause of death.—
Ryanne Mena,
Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Perry's representative confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday that the workers were eventually allowed to hold onto the gift cards after confusion was cleared up.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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If Republicans are able to succeed in their efforts, Kansas City would be represented by three Republican representatives, two of whom would be freshmen.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Berset, along with delegates from around a dozen other nations, will officially sign the co-pro treaty into force at Series Mania.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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Corderman proposed to Tuesday’s legislative work group of delegates and senators the transfer of some slot machines from six existing casinos.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2026
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Wise served as an FBI agent and a supervisory agent from 2004 to 2017.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The task force, consisting of county detectives and FBI agents, is separate from the initial homicide squad assigned to the case.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Resort manager Puspa, born in a small village on the east of Bali, can tell you everything there is to know about the local traditions, while farm manager Wayan’s passion for sustainable agriculture is infectious.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Harrison Bader connected against Walker Buehler for San Francisco's first home run this season and the Giants held off a late rally by the San Diego Padres to give rookie manager Tony Vitello his first victory, 3-2 on Monday night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The plaques, which were more than 100 years old, honored many people including ministers from the early 1800s and American Revolutionary soldiers.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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India’s finance minister Nirmal Sitharaman said the country has cut the special excise on petrol and diesel for domestic consumption by 10 rupees per litre each, in a post on X on Friday.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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