Philadelphia lawyer

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Noun
  • Reporters interviewed dozens of former regime officials, many of whom spoke on condition of anonymity for their safety, as well as Syrian human rights lawyers, European law enforcement, civil society groups and members of the new Syrian government.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Right to Counsel program has since boosted the percentage of those with lawyers from 4% before the pandemic to up to 70% this year, a nonprofit involved said.
    Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the time, Robach was still married to actor Andrew Shue and Holmes was still married to attorney Marilee Fiebig.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Scott, an attorney and former aspiring politician, was previously married to Ronna Romney from 1967 to 1992 and Sheri Jelalian from 2011 to 2016.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Thompson tried the case alongside assistant prosecuting attorneys Rob Sanders, Spencer Curtis and Savina Balano.
    PJ Green October 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Following the verdict, neither the defense or prosecuting attorneys were willing to comment on the outcome of the trial.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe their ambulance chasers can prevail against the dive bars of Canton, but Karen should skate.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In the case of Jay-Z, the billionaire has come out swinging against attorney Tony Buzbee, branding him an ambulance chaser and calling him a 1-800 lawyer.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • So are the district attorney, sheriff and all but two of the county’s 19 state legislators.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • According to the Danville San Ramon, Moseby’s criminal trial has been delayed eight times in recent years as both his attorneys and prosecutors from the district attorney’s office have requested more time to work on the case.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For decades, trial lawyer ads have been a staple of late-night television.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • What began as a well-meaning enforcement tool turned into a lucrative business model for trial lawyers, who filed cases in bulk, often forcing employees into quick settlements.
    Roger Niello, Oc Register, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Officials at an evening news conference said counselors would be available for grieving students on Monday.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The counselor may recommend a debt management plan.
    Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • To demonstrate that point in a video, a researcher told a robot arm to put a bunch of plastic grapes into a clear Tupperware container, then proceeded to shift three containers around on the table in an approximation of a shyster’s shell game.
    Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Philadelphia lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Philadelphia%20lawyer. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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