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Recent Examples of district attorney
The district attorney’s office is under-resourced, with 85 prosecutors managing nearly 300 homicide cases.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Drummond took the infant without consent and had the baby with him for hours until the child was dropped off in the front yard of a home in the afternoon, Goodman, the district attorney, told the judge.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
According to the district attorney, an investigative genealogist with the Columbus Police Department traced the man’s DNA and identified McNulty as a potential suspect.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Police have been in contact with the district attorney’s office but so far no one has been formally charged.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Drummond took the infant without consent and had the baby with him for hours until the child was dropped off in the front yard of a home in the afternoon, Goodman, the district attorney, told the judge.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
According to the district attorney, an investigative genealogist with the Columbus Police Department traced the man’s DNA and identified McNulty as a potential suspect.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Police have been in contact with the district attorney’s office but so far no one has been formally charged.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
Noun
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Thompson, the Latah County prosecuting attorney, led the case.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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For example, the average starting salary for a prosecuting attorney is around $57,000 per year.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Jeffrey Breinholt, an architect of the material support statutes who spent three decades as a federal terrorism prosecutor, defends the laws as crucial to closing loopholes that were exploited by foreign militant groups and their domestic sympathizers.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Federal prosecutors allege Brown used the money to purchase items from luxury brand Louis Vuitton and to throw herself an extravagant birthday party.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite lacking any legal education or experience, Routh dismissed his lawyers earlier this year and intends to defend himself at trial.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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The actress revels in every episode as a septuagenarian lawyer returning to the workforce at a high-profile New York firm with a Southern accent and a baby boomer sensibility.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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