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An ambitious assistant district attorney (Toni Collette) wants to convict Sythe for killing his girlfriend, Kendall Carter (Francesca Eastwood), by the side of a road one rainy night after a drunken squabble.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The San Francisco Chronicle reported, drawing on campaign finance reports, that Dreyfus has poured more than $1 million into local races, including recalling Thao and the district attorney, Price.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney's office are expected to concede that Neely may have seemed scary to some subway riders, but will argue Penny continued the chokehold well past the point where Neely stopped moving and posed any kind of threat.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
The week prior, the FBI shot and killed Craig Robertson of Provo, Utah, when attempting to arrest him for posting threats on social media against a Manhattan district attorney who charged Trump and President Joe Biden.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
The San Francisco Chronicle reported, drawing on campaign finance reports, that Dreyfus has poured more than $1 million into local races, including recalling Thao and the district attorney, Price.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney's office are expected to concede that Neely may have seemed scary to some subway riders, but will argue Penny continued the chokehold well past the point where Neely stopped moving and posed any kind of threat.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
The week prior, the FBI shot and killed Craig Robertson of Provo, Utah, when attempting to arrest him for posting threats on social media against a Manhattan district attorney who charged Trump and President Joe Biden.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
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Bush, a second-term lawmaker, was bested by St. Louis prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell, who was backed by a major pro-Israel group.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
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The suspects returned the following day, around 10 a.m., and were permitted inside and were taken by Murray to inspect the gas leak in the basement, the prosecuting attorney’s office said.Christine Pelisek, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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The girl ended up sending Rosenthal naked pictures of herself, prosecutors said.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Gaetz, a Trump loyalist known for being a rabble-rouser in Congress, has a law degree and briefly practiced law in Florida before entering politics, but has never worked as a prosecutor.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Daniel’s lawyer and the federal government have agreed to do nothing until about a week before President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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In the lower courts, both the Biden administration and lawyers for a group of transgender plaintiffs argued the pro-trans position.Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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