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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
Kaley denied being abused or neglected, though Meta’s attorneys did show some Instagram posts about her mother screaming at her.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
Stuart Kaufman, a Plantation attorney who was diagnosed with cancer, said his advocate Amanda Millman went with him to his first chemotherapy appointment and his last radiation treatment.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
After struggling to reach investigators, Darlene Hamlett, Lynette’s mother, is racing to get an emergency passport to fly to the Bahamas, and Lynette’s daughter, Aylesworth, has hired an attorney.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
The unopposed motion seeking a determination of law, which White’s attorneys filed in January, asked Wallace to specify that service charges couldn’t go toward a state credit that lowers the minimum wage for servers who earn tips.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
Stuart Kaufman, a Plantation attorney who was diagnosed with cancer, said his advocate Amanda Millman went with him to his first chemotherapy appointment and his last radiation treatment.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
After struggling to reach investigators, Darlene Hamlett, Lynette’s mother, is racing to get an emergency passport to fly to the Bahamas, and Lynette’s daughter, Aylesworth, has hired an attorney.
—Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
The unopposed motion seeking a determination of law, which White’s attorneys filed in January, asked Wallace to specify that service charges couldn’t go toward a state credit that lowers the minimum wage for servers who earn tips.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney
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On the latest episode of Eye on the U, Miami Herald Hurricanes beat writer Jordan McPherson and deputy sports editor Andre Fernandez talk a myriad of topics surrounding the Hurricanes.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Michigan State Police Forensic Team, K-9 team and Michigan State University Anthropology Unit assisted the responding deputies at the scene.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Paul and Mortensen are expected to participate in the hearing remotely while their lawyers appear in person at the Salt Lake City courthouse.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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One night, Nathan Calvin, a twenty-nine-year-old lawyer who worked at the nonprofit Encode and had helped craft the bill, was at home having dinner with his wife when a process server arrived to deliver a subpoena from OpenAI.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Voters appeared to elect two Democratic state representatives and one Republican state senator Tuesday in special election runoffs across the northern half of the state.—
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The first two of the three meetings are of F1’s ‘Technical Advisory Committee’ which includes representatives from all 11 teams, as well as the five engine manufacturers, the FIA and the F1 organization.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The two candidates, Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, must receive 60% of the delegates’ support to secure it.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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James Jack’s 1775 ride from Charlotte to Philadelphia to deliver the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence to congressional delegates.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Body-camera footage shows him being placed in handcuffs, while agents searched his FedEx truck for some sign of Athena.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dashcam video captured the moments Tuesday morning when Hernandez tried to pull away from agents who were attempting to arrest him as ICE said he is wanted for questioning in El Salvador in connection with a murder.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Lucas went on to further distance his office from the review, pointing to the fact that Kozakiewicz was a city employee who reported to the city manager instead of the mayor.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Brewers manager Pat Murphy challenged the call, which was upheld following a replay review.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Sultan Ahmed Al Jabar, the United Arab Emirates minister of industry and advanced technology, criticized Iran's tight grip on the channel, in a LinkedIn post on Thursday.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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Levy plays a minister who gets caught up in an accidental theft, leaving him and his sister (Taylor Ortega) to scramble to make things right.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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