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Recent Examples of subpoenas
Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Democrats need to flip just three seats to regain control of the House, and with that the standing to chair committees, pass legislation, launch investigations and issue subpoenas.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
In Arizona, the FBI relied on subpoenas, a law enforcement maneuver that does not require judicial sign-off or prosecutors’ assertion that there’s probable cause of a crime.
—Josh Kelety, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The parties pointed fingers at each other as having been responsible for sending out the subpoenas.
—Tess Riski
march 9, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Some hospitals that have stopped or limited government subpoenas — including UPMC and Children’s Hospital LA — halted gender-affirming care last year before the judges reached their decisions.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
Late last year, Quiñones' office sent subpoenas to former government officials requesting a broad swath of records, including paper or digital documents, text messages and emails associated with the preparation of the intelligence community's January 2017 assessment.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Last summer, a federal grand jury issued subpoenas seeking emails, financial records and other information from the state Department of Economic and Community Development and the state’s Minority Business Initiative Advisory Council, on which McCrory sits.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
What's more clear is the administration's use of administrative subpoenas, sent to tech companies like Google or Meta, demanding personal information to unmask anonymous accounts.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
The company does not wait for subpoenas before checking its records when terror suspects are identified publicly.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Democrats need to flip just three seats to regain control of the House, and with that the standing to chair committees, pass legislation, launch investigations and issue subpoenas.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
In Arizona, the FBI relied on subpoenas, a law enforcement maneuver that does not require judicial sign-off or prosecutors’ assertion that there’s probable cause of a crime.
—Josh Kelety, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The parties pointed fingers at each other as having been responsible for sending out the subpoenas.
—Tess Riski
march 9, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Some hospitals that have stopped or limited government subpoenas — including UPMC and Children’s Hospital LA — halted gender-affirming care last year before the judges reached their decisions.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
Late last year, Quiñones' office sent subpoenas to former government officials requesting a broad swath of records, including paper or digital documents, text messages and emails associated with the preparation of the intelligence community's January 2017 assessment.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Last summer, a federal grand jury issued subpoenas seeking emails, financial records and other information from the state Department of Economic and Community Development and the state’s Minority Business Initiative Advisory Council, on which McCrory sits.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
What's more clear is the administration's use of administrative subpoenas, sent to tech companies like Google or Meta, demanding personal information to unmask anonymous accounts.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoenas
Noun
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The three people arrested were given criminal court summonses and released, an NYPD spokesman said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Officials issued 50 summonses to brokers, landlords and property managers.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The four were not arrested but will be summonsed to court.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Alex arrives to find Lucy literally quaking in fear, especially when Stephen summons the two of them to come meet his latest prey, whose name is Tegan.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The narrator then cites an incident from more than a decade ago in which Paxton picked up a $1,000 pen left at a security checkpoint by another lawyer.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Iran cites the Abu Dhabi’s decades-long strategic alliance with Washington as a justification for the attacks.—
Paula Hancocks,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The City of Blue Island requests that anyone with information about Dan’s disappearance contact the Blue Island Police Department at 708-385-1313.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Someone who requests and receives a mail ballot is not required to use it.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Subpoenas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoenas. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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