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Recent Examples of subpoenas
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Now, plaintiffs are asking Zhang to throw out the subpoenas.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
On Thursday, the Herald/Times submitted a records request to the State Attorney’s Office for any subpoenas that were served related to Hope Florida.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The letter, a response to subpoenas from the House Judiciary Committee, explains in no uncertain terms that the company is taking a more relaxed approach to moderating political content on YouTube.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
The Oversight Committee rules give the chairman the authority to issue subpoenas for investigations within the jurisdiction of the committee.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
The vote, if successful, would have resulted in the issuing of subpoenas to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing and Bank of New York Mellon CEO Robin Vince.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In May, Baldoni's attorneys served subpoenas on both the pop star and her law firm, Venable LLP, before withdrawing them less than two weeks later.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Congressional Republicans have joined Democrats in pushing forward subpoenas for the files, some of which have already been delivered to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
Though his lawsuit was against Jones, his attorneys broadened their campaign, bombarding the company and its officials with subpoenas and deposition requests.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Now, plaintiffs are asking Zhang to throw out the subpoenas.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
On Thursday, the Herald/Times submitted a records request to the State Attorney’s Office for any subpoenas that were served related to Hope Florida.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The letter, a response to subpoenas from the House Judiciary Committee, explains in no uncertain terms that the company is taking a more relaxed approach to moderating political content on YouTube.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
The Oversight Committee rules give the chairman the authority to issue subpoenas for investigations within the jurisdiction of the committee.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
The vote, if successful, would have resulted in the issuing of subpoenas to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing and Bank of New York Mellon CEO Robin Vince.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
In May, Baldoni's attorneys served subpoenas on both the pop star and her law firm, Venable LLP, before withdrawing them less than two weeks later.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Congressional Republicans have joined Democrats in pushing forward subpoenas for the files, some of which have already been delivered to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoenas
Noun
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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 report cites five anonymous sources with direct knowledge of the matter to support this information.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The complaint cites just three examples of transgender athletes on girls’ teams in Maine, including the pole-vaulter.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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No humans are involved from when a customer requests services from Gulfshore Air Conditioning & Heating in Niceville, Florida to when a technician arrives at their home, thanks to AI.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately for him, requests so specific are not granted under these circumstances, per All Hip Hop.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Subpoenas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoenas. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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