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Recent Examples of subpoena
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 June 2025
Baldoni’s team ultimately dropped their effort to subpoena Swift.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
If there is an arrest, the employer should insist on seeing the warrant and any subpoena for documents.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
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Noun
Baldoni’s team previously subpoenaed Swift and her attorneys.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 June 2025
Baldoni’s team ultimately dropped their effort to subpoena Swift.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
Verb
Providers would be barred from complying with subpoenas that require them to disclose medical information related to gender affirming care.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
If there is an arrest, the employer should insist on seeing the warrant and any subpoena for documents.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for subpoena
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoena
Noun
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Of those taken into custody, 11 were given summonses, cops said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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A question of intent About 10 months later, troopers returned to Whittier and issued court summonses to Pese, eight other relatives and one man who was not related but came from the same American Samoa village as Pese.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Amazon has announced 27,000 layoffs since 2022, for some of which AI efficiencies were explicitly cited.—
Jim Euchner,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The website of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which hosts numerous climate change reports and resources, including the comprehensive and often cited National Climate Assessments, is no longer operational, according to a NASA spokesperson.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Initially, DeSales University professor Marie Bolger had also been summoned to court, but her name was removed from a later filing.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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Gi-hun summons his courage and spirit in his final moments, defending his values even as his mission decisively fails.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
28 June 2025
Verb
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The Justice Department also urged the Court to take up the matter and requested the appointment of an outside party to defend the lower court's ruling, given that the department no longer supports it.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Not far away, Colt, who requested USA TODAY only use his first name for privacy reasons, was living a similar life.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Montgomery got called up from Triple-A Charlotte, becoming the latest Sox prospect to make their journey to the majors this season.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
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The Yankees are calling up Cam Schlittler to replace Schmidt in the rotation, according to a report from the New York Post.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, whose district includes coastal communities impacted by the Palisades fire, convened a blue ribbon commission to provide recommendations on how to rebuild with challenges posed by climate change in mind.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Three-hundred reporters from across the country convened at the Somerville County Courthouse for the start of the trial on Nov. 3, 1926.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Fever Head Coach Opens Up Following Indiana's Big Roster Decision That was called out by one WNBA legend recently.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Some are calling out the former first lady's complaints about living in the White House.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
Verb
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In a recent interview, when Variety asked Taylor Frankie Paul, the show’s central figure, whether Affleck is back in #MomTok, Paul struck a welcoming note.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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During an event to celebrate the return of Heathers the Musical to the stage on Monday, June 30, in New York City, PEOPLE asked the King of Queens star, 60, how his viral performance with Jelly Roll in Columbus, Ohio, came to be.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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“Subpoena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoena. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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