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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 County auditor Leah Anderson estimates that process will take around 30 minutes. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026 That’s a simpler story to explain to your security team, auditors and customers. — Brian Stimpfl, Forbes.com, 7 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 Several months earlier, county auditors identified lax accounting procedures that resulted in LAHSA’s failure to pay its contractors on time. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for auditor

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Butler remained in custody on Thursday following a court hearing in which a magistrate set his bond at $150,000, according to jail records.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 July 2026
In May, a magistrate judge had recommended that the motion for damages should be granted, including $253,142 for emotional distress; $3,505 to pay for past treatment; and $340,200 to pay for future treatment; along with $1,193,694 in punitive damages, per court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

— Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

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Also contributing heavily to that deep black-on-light gray contrast is the custom black entry door prepared by the master craftsmen at Tern Overland.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
These two masters of image management provided colliding—utopian versus dystopian—scenes at contrasting Fourth of July weekend mega events.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 8 July 2026

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After the miss, Mbappé went to the referee to complain about the delay.

— Joe Murphy, NBC news, 9 July 2026
The Daily News Editorial Board should read the New York Post to learn that everything was done in accordance with FIFA rules, and why the use of the video assistant referee to determine intent was against the rules.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Definition of referee

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Immediately after the prosecutor finished his closing argument, the judge found Broadwater guilty without leaving the bench to deliberate.

— ProPublica, ProPublica, 14 July 2026
After the judge left the bench, promising a ruling by day’s end, India blew kisses to Banks as he was led away, back into custody.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026

Definition of judge

Noun

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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