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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
Geoffrey Kump Geoffrey Kump is a regulatory attorney with SelectQuote and is on the school board for Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Only the grand jury, a court stenographer, the state attorney or assistant state attorney and witnesses are allowed in.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
While Yamagami pleaded guilty, his attorneys reportedly objected to details of the charges against him.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
McClatchy News reached out to an attorney representing Williams but didn’t immediately receive a response.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Only the grand jury, a court stenographer, the state attorney or assistant state attorney and witnesses are allowed in.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
While Yamagami pleaded guilty, his attorneys reportedly objected to details of the charges against him.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
McClatchy News reached out to an attorney representing Williams but didn’t immediately receive a response.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney
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Walter Gino Antonio became the final victim Antonio, 61, a security guard and Brevard County reserve deputy, was found along a remote Dixie County road wearing only socks.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Authorities have confirmed a man fatally stabbed last week was the husband of the woman that Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested on suspicion of his killing.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Both his lawyers and prosecutors did not respond to requests for comment.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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His lawyer, Andrew Dalack, denied that Bazrouk supports Hamas and Hezbollah and argued for a six-month sentence.—
Eric Shawn,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Pearce, 43, was sentenced to 146 years to life in state prison Wednesday, a representative for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office confirmed to Entertainment Weekly.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Guardian also reported that in 2001, Andrew was appointed as the government’s trade representative, a role that required him to travel abroad and help secure business for British companies.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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In the end, delegates voted to shelve the measure for two years so lawyers could study it.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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The festival will also continue with its competition and awards ceremony, something that Truffart says is very important for French delegates.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Products from companies like Cogent Security, 7AI, Prophet, and Dropzone AI, for instance, automate some of the routine defensive tactics that companies perform, using agents to send out alerts and escalate incident reports.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sandra Vergara is the newest real estate agent on Selling Sunset season 9.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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But this goes back to what Toronto manager John Schneider said at the beginning of the series, the philosophy that this isn’t a best-of-seven but a series of best-of-ones over a possible seven nights.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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At some point in extra innings of Game 3 when Ohtani looked to steal second base after one of his four intentional walks, the broadcast began talking about Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ famous game-changing steal for the Red Sox in Game 4 of the ‘04 ALCS.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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The son of a Wesleyan minister, Maunder had attended King’s College London, a working-class alternative to Oxford and Cambridge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The minister highlighted that non-oil sectors now account for 56% of the national GDP, up from 40% at the program’s inception.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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