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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
The complaint indicates that Spears, his father Christian Spears, an attorney, and university representatives advised the Times that the story was wrong since Spears wasn’t there.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The investigation is continuing, and the case will be presented to the appropriate attorney’s office for charging consideration.
—Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Roland is represented by attorney Khalif Rhodes, Crowder by Aaron Lee, McLain by Ken Swain, and Garmon by Ronard Dixon.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
Then, in February of this year, Coral Gables criminal defese attorney David Macey was indicted along with Pagan on charges of bribing Costanzo in a scheme to obtain confidential information about drug-trafficking suspects to recruit them as potential clients for his law firm.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The investigation is continuing, and the case will be presented to the appropriate attorney’s office for charging consideration.
—Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Roland is represented by attorney Khalif Rhodes, Crowder by Aaron Lee, McLain by Ken Swain, and Garmon by Ronard Dixon.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
Then, in February of this year, Coral Gables criminal defese attorney David Macey was indicted along with Pagan on charges of bribing Costanzo in a scheme to obtain confidential information about drug-trafficking suspects to recruit them as potential clients for his law firm.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney
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Similarly, about three-fourths of DEA agents, a third of US deputy marshals, and nearly all Homeland Security Investigations agents have been diverted to work on immigration, according to ICE documents detailing assignments through the end of August that were first obtained by the Cato Institute.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Few do, and the only Chelsea player who springs to mind as being as exciting as Palmer on the ball would be a risky choice as his deputy.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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Did the crisis highlight the Kafkaesque absurdity of Cold War politics by sparking an international circle-jerk between various representatives from South Korea, North Korea, Japan, America, and the Soviet Union?—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 Oct. 2025
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While the center is expected to be operational in the coming days, Egypt, Turkey and Qatar have yet to decide whether their representatives will be based there.—
Jennifer Griffin , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Republican Party of Arkansas wants a primary election -- not a convention of the delegates -- to select its nominee in the special election for the House District 70 seat formerly held by Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock, party Chairman Joseph Wood said Thursday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Oct. 2025
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The strength of feeling in Italy on this matter was made very clear to the delegates at the EFC general assembly on Wednesday night, when their buses to a lavish dinner at Rome’s Terme di Caracalla were held up for more than hour by a large pro-Palestinian demonstration in the city.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Two of Beane’s top free-agent signings, defensive end Michael Hoecht and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, are returning from six-game suspensions for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs policy.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Secret Service agents, immigration and border officers, airport security screeners, Coast Guard personnel, and Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency workers remain on the job.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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This philosophy applies to business owners seeking to develop managers and leaders within their organizations.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The league doesn’t control r/NFL, and its social media managers have met with the page’s longtime moderators to ensure smooth cooperation.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Catherine Vautrin, a veteran of the center-right, replaced Lecornu as defense minister.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Let our ministers and staff members be released as soon as possible.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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