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Recent Examples of district attorney
The supervisor’s proposal is to tap into a trust fund that was built from successful consumer actions by the attorney general and the district attorney, to create a unit twice the size of a similar unit in Los Angeles County, with a population of 10 million.
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Summer Stephan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Austin Lynch, 18, was arraigned Friday for conspiracy in the fourth degree, the Suffolk County district attorney said.
—Katie Houlis, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Joshua Martinez, who was an early suspect in the case but was released due to a lack of evidence, is currently being held without bail at the San Joaquin County Jail, according to the county district attorney's office.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Officials with the Orange County district attorney’s office, which is handling the state’s case, declined to comment.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 13 Mar. 2026
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Summer Stephan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Austin Lynch, 18, was arraigned Friday for conspiracy in the fourth degree, the Suffolk County district attorney said.
—Katie Houlis, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Joshua Martinez, who was an early suspect in the case but was released due to a lack of evidence, is currently being held without bail at the San Joaquin County Jail, according to the county district attorney's office.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Officials with the Orange County district attorney’s office, which is handling the state’s case, declined to comment.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for district attorney
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The perpetrators often looked down at the floor or straight ahead as approximately 30 victim impact statements were read – most from young female victims, but also from distraught parents and Janine Swinehart, the prosecuting attorney.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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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
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At Austin's June 2021 sentencing hearing at Scott County District Court in Minnesota, prosecutors asked that Austin Herbst be sentenced to 30 years in prison.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Mueller became a federal prosecutor and relished the work of handling criminal cases.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Her order came after a juror passed a note asking if the trial was on schedule and after defense lawyers struggled to work the courtroom equipment on Monday.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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There was the entertainment lawyer who talked about it over coffee, the handful of reps who mentioned it at a party, and two nearby seatmates who were discussing it on the flight back to Los Angeles.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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“District attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/district%20attorney. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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