as in attorney
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city
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Recent Examples of lawyer
Dressed in a blue suit jacket and skirt and accompanied by four lawyers, Wang listened to the proceeding through a Mandarin interpreter.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Cooper does not have a lawyer listed in court records, and she could not be reached for comment.
—Brendan Nordstrom, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
His lawyers plan to ask that two top Justice Department officials present at the dinner be disqualified from involvement in the prosecution since both were at the dinner and could have been targets.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Their visa application was approved, their lawyer said.
—Shoshana Walter, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Cooper does not have a lawyer listed in court records, and she could not be reached for comment.
—Brendan Nordstrom, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
His lawyers plan to ask that two top Justice Department officials present at the dinner be disqualified from involvement in the prosecution since both were at the dinner and could have been targets.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Their visa application was approved, their lawyer said.
—Shoshana Walter, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawyer
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Adrienna Wong, a senior attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, said Wednesday’s vote showed city leaders taking action on an issue that was personal to them.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Neither Moorer nor his attorney could immediately be reached for comment.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Housing advocates successfully lobbied the City Council Thursday night to shift away from plans to limit the number of bus stops to four, opening up the possibility that the law, California Senate Bill 79, could apply to as many as 52 bus stops.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Signs were posted this week warning of a disruption and preservation advocates took the government to court as debris dumped there from the White House East Wing demolition tested positive for lead.—
Steven Sloan,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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That flood killed 25 campers, two counselors at Camp Mystic and the camp's executive director Dick Eastland -- information that emergency responders struggled to confirm as one official noted phone lines were down and there was no cell service at the camp.—
STEPHEN SIMPSON The Texas Tribune,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2026
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Bienvenue worked as a counselor for more than 20 years in SCUSD schools, including McClatchy High School and California Middle School.—
Graham Womack
May 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawyer. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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