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Recent Examples of district attorney
Under state law, that classification gives police departments or other public officials like district attorneys broad discretion in deciding whether the recordings get released or stay shielded from public view, even after a case is closed.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
Harris was elected district attorney of San Francisco in 2003, at the same time that Newsom was elected San Francisco mayor.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 July 2025
The home invasion that Muller was most recently convicted of happened just two weeks after that of Huskins and Quinn, but it was never reported to authorities at the time, according to the district attorney’s statement.
—Annie Goodykoontz
follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Her brothers, ages 3 and 5, were hospitalized for the same issues, according to the district attorney’s office.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
Harris was elected district attorney of San Francisco in 2003, at the same time that Newsom was elected San Francisco mayor.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 July 2025
The home invasion that Muller was most recently convicted of happened just two weeks after that of Huskins and Quinn, but it was never reported to authorities at the time, according to the district attorney’s statement.
—Annie Goodykoontz
follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Her brothers, ages 3 and 5, were hospitalized for the same issues, according to the district attorney’s office.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
Noun
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Detectives presented the case to the prosecuting attorney's office and concurred that no applicable charges were warranted in this case.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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The local police department and prosecuting attorney dismissed charges against her related to the mistaken traffic stop, though she was detained by ICE agents for being in the country illegally.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The videos showed assaults spanning multiple years with numerous students, prosecutors said.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The charge stemmed from Medrano attempting to shoot his girlfriend, who was carrying their 1-year-old child, prosecutors said in court filings.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Rosemond's lawyer, Scott Rubenstein, said his client's trip to Georgia had been preplanned and was not an attempt to avoid law enforcement.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
15 Aug. 2025
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The judge in that case granted the lawyers' emergency request due to the timing of the matter.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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