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auditor

noun

Definition of auditor

as in magistrate

a person appointed by a court to prepare an account of financial matters in a civil case

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Recent Examples of auditor However, in August 2025, the Missouri state auditor’s office announced the results of an investigation into the district, stemming from a whistleblower complaint into the use of district credit cards. — Ilana Arougheti july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 An independent budget analyst and program auditor would provide supervisors — and the public — with objective information outside the normal county chain of command. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 County auditor Leah Anderson estimates that process will take around 30 minutes. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026 Kassandra Shamsrouf, a health program auditor, caught an overnight bus up from Ontario to support her fellow union members. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for auditor

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Miguel Banuelos, a prisoner who walked away from Washington Ridge Conservation Camp in California and was captured in Tijuana, Mexico, was reported at large again after a Mexican magistrate released him, officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
In a recent ruling, a Cabarrus County magistrate granted the Mall at Concord Mills Limited Partnership the right to evict EZ Purchase LLC, doing business as Go Green CBD for unpaid rent.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026

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Neal received his master’s in computer science from Stanford in 2016, and less than a year later launched Curai.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Mack has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from the Catholic University of America and a doctorate in education from the University of Miami.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

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When court resumed later in the afternoon, the judge ordered Lux to undergo a mental health evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
The judge denied a request to unshackle him completely, saying that the handcuffs would be removed while Burke was at the table but that his legs would remain shackled under it.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026

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The once-quiet judges see a growing threat in a president who personally attacks jurists ruling against him.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026
This 12-jurist body oversees the activities of Iran’s parliament, determining if laws passed are compatible with sharia and can demand that legislation be revised.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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