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Recent Examples of subpoenas
Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
Republican members of the committees also did not sign the letter to Andrew and issued a statement criticizing the Democrats for not backing Republican efforts to enforce subpoenas against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
In a statement to the Statesman, Crapo declined to acknowledge Wyden’s official request of him to support issuing subpoenas to the bank, which came by way of a formal letter, Carey said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
One of those subpoenas was blocked by a Massachusetts judge in September.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … ENEMIES LIST EXPOSED – GOP senators blast 'fishing expedition' as FBI subpoenas of Republicans come to light.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Federal health officials warned state Medicaid directors to tread carefully, and the Department of Justice announced subpoenas of some children's hospitals and threatened providers with prosecution.
—NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
The Justice Department has not commented, and unless indictments or subpoenas become public, its purpose may remain unclear.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
According to reports on Wednesday, October 15, OpenAI served subpoenas to at least seven advocacy groups that opposed the restructure.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
Those subpoenas remained under wraps until recently.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
Republican members of the committees also did not sign the letter to Andrew and issued a statement criticizing the Democrats for not backing Republican efforts to enforce subpoenas against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
In a statement to the Statesman, Crapo declined to acknowledge Wyden’s official request of him to support issuing subpoenas to the bank, which came by way of a formal letter, Carey said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
One of those subpoenas was blocked by a Massachusetts judge in September.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … ENEMIES LIST EXPOSED – GOP senators blast 'fishing expedition' as FBI subpoenas of Republicans come to light.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Federal health officials warned state Medicaid directors to tread carefully, and the Department of Justice announced subpoenas of some children's hospitals and threatened providers with prosecution.
—NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
The Justice Department has not commented, and unless indictments or subpoenas become public, its purpose may remain unclear.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
According to reports on Wednesday, October 15, OpenAI served subpoenas to at least seven advocacy groups that opposed the restructure.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoenas
Noun
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Each of the drivers received citations and criminal summonses, including for unregistered and uninsured motor vehicles.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Court summonses are always delivered by mail, not over the phone.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sometimes the end almost reframes and summons everything that was going on at the beginning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Thrown into crisis, King Gwanghae summons Heo Gyun based on clues left behind and questions him about Hong Gildong’s identity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, which organizes the official Western Monarch Count, cites climate change, pesticide use, and loss of overwintering habitat as reasons for monarch decline.—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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The filing cites past crashes, including a fatal 2009 FedEx MD-11 crash in Tokyo, and alleges similar design flaws or defects in Boeing’s MD-11 may have caused or contributed to the November 4 crash.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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When your cousin requests a potato dish on the lighter side, this is the go-to recipe.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Trident routinely cooperates with any competent authority which requests information.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Subpoenas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoenas. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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