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Recent Examples of district attorney
At the time of the crash, Lacy’s vehicle was over 72 yards behind the other vehicles, Ory said, citing the report from the district attorney's office.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The Sheriff’s Office news release said the case will be forwarded to the district attorney for review.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
In the past, prosecutors in Portland routinely declined to pursue cases against people arrested for nonviolent offenses during protests, although the Multnomah County district attorney promised earlier this year to change that policy, The Oregonian reported.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The heart of the First Amendment disagreement between Chung and Rosen was whether Chung was writing in his personal capacity or as a representative of the district attorney’s office.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The Sheriff’s Office news release said the case will be forwarded to the district attorney for review.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
In the past, prosecutors in Portland routinely declined to pursue cases against people arrested for nonviolent offenses during protests, although the Multnomah County district attorney promised earlier this year to change that policy, The Oregonian reported.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The heart of the First Amendment disagreement between Chung and Rosen was whether Chung was writing in his personal capacity or as a representative of the district attorney’s office.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
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Following the verdict, neither the defense or prosecuting attorneys were willing to comment on the outcome of the trial.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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One person was taken into custody but was released with no criminal charges filed, according to Melissa Price Smith, St. Louis County prosecuting attorney.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Observers from around the country tuned into Monday’s news conference featuring the Marion County, Indiana, prosecutor and the Indianapolis police chief interested to hear more about the bizarre incident involving former NFL quarterback and current analyst Mark Sanchez.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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But perhaps most noticeably, lead prosecutor for the case, Maurene Comey was fired shortly after the trial concluded in July—though her termination was not directly related to her performance in this case.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Oct. 2025
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McMahon has gutted the Education Department’s civil rights division, where lawyers and other federal employees work to ensure all students can access public school, free from discrimination.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors further expressed concerns about the department's ability to take the case to trial quickly due to problems identifying all the relevant materials that would need to be handed over to Comey's lawyers, sources said.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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