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summonses

noun

plural of summons

as in warrants

a written notice ordering a person to appear in court if you ignore a court summons, you will be fined

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Recent Examples of summonses Arrests, summonses, and citations have increased by 72% when compared to 2025, but calls for service have decreased by 6% compared to 2025. — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Hence, that’s why the NYPD started issuing criminal court summonses to cyclists. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 Related Articles Gothamist reviewed evidence of at least 65 summonses to the DLCA. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Police said 10 people in the area around the parade were arrested and three others were issued summonses, on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to felony assault. — Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 Forty-one people were issued criminal court summonses, according to police. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 13 June 2026

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Noun

He was arrested on Tarrant County warrants charging him with financial abuse of the elderly, money laundering and engaging in organized crime for theft.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
The blurb does not meet The Athletic’s standards of attribution and warrants an Editor’s Note.

— Mike Semel, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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The office did not say what records the subpoenas sought or provide any further details.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Black’s lawsuit argues the subpoenas exceed the committee’s authority by seeking private information unrelated to Epstein or any legitimate legislative purpose.

— Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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This suggests that the measurements may be capturing some of the biological processes driving the loss of brain tissue, and could eventually be important for the development of treatments.

— Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026
Rising costs, complex permitting processes, and infrastructure challenges have made the city less competitive even for productions that want to stay local.

— Sam Roseme, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

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