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Recent Examples of district attorney
The district attorney's office urged the community not to speculate on the motive behind the killing.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The district attorney’s office outlined its decision not to file any charges against Magee in a report released Friday, accompanied by excerpts of police body-camera footage of the shooting.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
David Bassett, a 44-year-old Rancho Cucamonga native, broke into and stole from cars at two Forest Lawn cemeteries and the Oakwood Memorial Park and Cemetery in a yearlong string of crimes from Feb. 5, 2023, to Feb. 25, 2024, according to the district attorney’s office.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Following his arrest, Grajales-Giraldo pleaded not guilty to the charges against him at an arraignment, the district attorney’s office said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The district attorney’s office outlined its decision not to file any charges against Magee in a report released Friday, accompanied by excerpts of police body-camera footage of the shooting.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
David Bassett, a 44-year-old Rancho Cucamonga native, broke into and stole from cars at two Forest Lawn cemeteries and the Oakwood Memorial Park and Cemetery in a yearlong string of crimes from Feb. 5, 2023, to Feb. 25, 2024, according to the district attorney’s office.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Following his arrest, Grajales-Giraldo pleaded not guilty to the charges against him at an arraignment, the district attorney’s office said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
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Jeremy Best, 50, pleaded guilty on Feb. 13 to first-degree murder in the death of his son, Zeke Best, and second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Kali Randall Best, 39, and her unborn child Freya, prosecuting attorneys for Teton and Bonneville Counties wrote in a joint news release.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Defendants in the lawsuit include Crawford County and its county judge along with prosecuting attorneys in each of Arkansas' 28 judicial districts.—
Ron Wood,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Irvin, an Army veteran and former prosecutor, has been the mayor of Aurora since 2017, and in 2022, ran unsuccessfully for governor of Illinois, losing in the Republican primary.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The prosecutor’s reversal came just hours before Syed was due in court.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Team Emilia Pérez tested BBC censors’ patience Zoe Saldaña won best supporting actress for her performance as lawyer Rita Mora Castro, celebrating her win by reenacting the opening scene of Four Weddings and a Funeral before a countdown began during her thank-yous.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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All doping cases are different and will have different outcomes depending on the evidence submitted and the resources of the players involved – players with more resources can afford better lawyers and can more quickly make appeals or submit evidence in their favor.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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