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as in lawyer
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as in quibbler
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Recent Examples of pettifogger
For nearly three years now, I’ve been fascinated by the performance art of this blustering pettifogger.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pettifogger
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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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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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However, again, some negative purists in the community will argue that there’s no replacement for brute force horsepower in traditional rendering.—
Dave Altavilla,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The climax of the movie is what Elijah Wald’s book is all about: Bob Dylan’s decision to play an electric set at the 1965 Newport Jazz Festival, a move that horrified the folk purists who’d welcomed him just a few years before.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Dec. 2024
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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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The new trademark application by the WNBA is the only submission from the professional women’s basketball league since early December, according to Josh Gerben, a trademark attorney at Gerben IP, who is not involved with the specific filing.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Pettifogger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pettifogger. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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