1
as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another
talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate
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as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
finished law school and became an attorney
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Recent Examples of attorney
Newsweek has contacted the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP, as well as the man's attorney, for comment.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
His attorney, Steve Haney, told The Athletic on Sunday that Beasley, who played for the Detroit Pistons last season, was a person of interest in the investigation but that no formal allegations had been made and no charges filed.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 July 2025
Meanwhile, Trump has granted clemencies and commutations to people who owe more than $1.3 billion in restitution money, combined, to victims of white collar crime, according to the former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer, who tallied the money using court records.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Merit Street is seeking an unspecified amount of damages, plus attorneys' fees.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 July 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
His attorney, Steve Haney, told The Athletic on Sunday that Beasley, who played for the Detroit Pistons last season, was a person of interest in the investigation but that no formal allegations had been made and no charges filed.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 July 2025
Meanwhile, Trump has granted clemencies and commutations to people who owe more than $1.3 billion in restitution money, combined, to victims of white collar crime, according to the former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer, who tallied the money using court records.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Merit Street is seeking an unspecified amount of damages, plus attorneys' fees.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney
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Whiting had been locked out of the County Attorney's Office since June after his chief deputy and three other top employees obtained restraining orders against him.—
Robert Anglen,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 2025
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Smirnov and his first deputy, Alexei Dedov, were arrested in April 2025 by the Russian Interior Ministry on allegations of embezzlement of public money over contracts for the construction of fortifications in Kursk.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department issued the citation on Thursday, July 10, his lawyer, Worrick G. Robinson IV, confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Keefe became one of the state’s most sought after criminal defense lawyers in the 1980s and ‘90s.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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Buxton announced his plans to compete in the derby on his Instagram account one day after he was named the Twins’ lone representative in the All-Star Game.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
7 July 2025
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In 2016, some members of Xiaomi’s supply chain team displeased Samsung Electronics Co. representatives and the South Korean firm threatened to halt supply of its industry-leading AMOLED screens.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
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The proposal, titled New Business Item 39, was preliminarily adopted by union delegates at the 2025 Representative Assembly, which took place in Portland, Oregon, on July 5.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
10 July 2025
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The date of death and the following day of a United States senator, representative, territorial delegate, or the resident commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
9 July 2025
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Those statements prompted the agents to acquire a warrant and arrest the couple the following day.—
Jimmy Jenkins,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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The premium Grok 4 Heavy tier employs multiple parallel AI agents that debate solutions collaboratively to boost complex problem-solving.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Instead of trying to memorize dozens of complex passwords, a password manager securely stores them for you and automatically fills them in when needed.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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The Eero Plus subscription is expensive ($10 per month or $100 per year) but includes comprehensive parental controls, advanced security, ad blocking, and even a password manager and VPN service.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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Executives maintain close working relations with ministers, who negotiate the BBC’s funding and operating charter, but the corporation is designed to be editorially and operationally autonomous of the government.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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Malaysia’s trade minister, Zafrul Aziz, said Wednesday that his country would not meet all of the U.S. requests after a Trump letter placed a 25% tariff on its goods.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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