legal eagle

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Recent Examples of legal eagle That’s a fairly wide net in alerting Waukegan legal eagles of what the basis of any lawsuit may entail. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025 Produced by original film star Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine company, the prequel series will rewind to the high school days of her character, the fashionable legal eagle Elle. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 May 2025 Oh, the legal eagles up at the GTW offices get that, too. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025 Will viewers welcome this new roster of legal eagles even when this is not a character from the parent series around? Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for legal eagle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal eagle
Noun
  • But the lack of transparency and due process are similar, and there are few to no guarantees of the safety of people whom ICE agents remove, often without identifying themselves, and move around without notifying the family or lawyers of the detained.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • While on his jobs, Colter often has close calls with law enforcement, leading Reenie, a lawyer, to swoop in and save the day.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their attorney said law enforcement did not collect evidence from one of the dive computers, one of which is now missing.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Almost two hours after the start of the press conference, the mayor released a statement that didn't address any of the allegations made by Theetge's attorney.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Legal eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20eagle. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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