district attorney

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Recent Examples of district attorney With these modifications, a rider could go up to 60 mph with a 5,000-watt motor, the district attorney’s office said. Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026 Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Dan Rubinstein, the Mesa County district attorney who led Peters’ prosecution, both similarly drew a distinction between Jaquez Lewis’ conduct and that of Peters. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026 Smith, the district attorney, said that connection showed the importance of the Crumbley cases. Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026 Senate Committee on Investigations meets to discuss Senate Bill 605, which would create new grounds for removing a district attorney from office. Adam Beam, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for district attorney
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Noun
  • The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office doesn't have any paperwork yet from township police, and there are no charges at this time, said Rob Leonetti, chief assistant prosecuting attorney.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • On Friday, the Pettis County prosecuting attorney charged Goodsell with one count of first-degree rape, Germann said.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors accused Lang of assaulting police at the Capitol using an aluminum baseball bat and a riot shield.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most prominent political rival, Imamoglu stands accused by prosecutors of leading a criminal organization.
    Beril Akman, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And a federal law enforcement official told Chung’s lawyers her lawful permanent resident status was being revoked.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
  • To be sure, the memo represents provisional legal advice exchanged between outside counsel and Duke’s in-house lawyers, and was not written for public consumption.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026

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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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