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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
Most of us don’t look for an example of statesmanship in the U.S. attorney’s office of the Southern District of New York.
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John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
Days after the motion to dismiss was filed, one of Combs’ defense attorneys, Anthony Ricco, requested to withdraw from the criminal case.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
Startled awake in present-day Los Angeles, Ted begins his morning at the offices of Black Lane, a law firm he and his friend, criminal defense attorney Stuart Lane (Josh McDermitt), launched more than a decade ago.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
Ricco, one of six attorneys representing Combs, did not offer any details about the decision.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
Days after the motion to dismiss was filed, one of Combs’ defense attorneys, Anthony Ricco, requested to withdraw from the criminal case.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
Startled awake in present-day Los Angeles, Ted begins his morning at the offices of Black Lane, a law firm he and his friend, criminal defense attorney Stuart Lane (Josh McDermitt), launched more than a decade ago.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
Ricco, one of six attorneys representing Combs, did not offer any details about the decision.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney
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Srinivas Phatak, Unilever’s current deputy CFO and group controller, will take over as interim CFO.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump announced on Sunday night that Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and a political commentator who hosts The Dan Bongino Show, will serve as deputy director of the FBI.—
Zach LaChance,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
24 Feb. 2025
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Finally, Peña Lopez’s family said that ICE took him to a detention facility without telling them or his lawyer, while ignoring his medical needs.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
The Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2025
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One of their former lawyers now works as a liaison between the White House and the Justice Department.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to a representative for the Philadelphia Eagles outside of regular working hours via email for comment.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some in the industry — from studio managers to representatives — believe that the company’s senior leadership has done a poor job in training and elevating a next generation of Padawan executives from which to potentially tap a replacement.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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More than 40 people have been removed, mostly on corruption allegations, as National People’s Congress delegates since the current term began in 2023, according to CNBC calculations of official figures.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Democratic delegates even voted down an amendment that would have kept these vending machines out of elementary schools, kindergartens and nursery schools!—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
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Caro Quintero was released when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of DEA agent Camarena.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The former leader of a Mexican cartel, thought responsible for the 1985 death of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent in the 1980s, was among 29 defendants extradited to the United States Thursday.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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General manager Chad Buchanan confirmed as much during an appearance on the Setting The Pace podcast.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Other alternative manager companies also struggled amid the economic uncertainty.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Chile's interior minister Carolina Toha said the outage was caused by a transmission line failure in the country's north, ruling out a cyber attack as a cause.—
Fabian Cambero and Alexander Villegas,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Canada's trade minister, Mary Ng, addressed the issue during an interview with Bloomberg TV, emphasizing that tariffs would also be harmful to American consumers.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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