as in nominal
law
involving or doing legal work at no cost to the client
pro bono work a pro bono case
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Recent Examples of pro bono
Jeffrey Lenkov, a Los Angeles lawyer who represented Rose at the time of his death and prepared the petition pro bono, told The Times the decision was the result of several years of working with Manfred and his executive team.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Recently, the city announced several lawyers had volunteered to represent the city pro bono if there’s legal action about the flags.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2025
The deals, announced by Mr. Trump on social media, include commitments to provide between $40 million and $125 million in pro bono legal work.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2025
These cases include working as pro bono lawyers for police officers accused of misconduct, according to a new executive order from Trump.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Recently, the city announced several lawyers had volunteered to represent the city pro bono if there’s legal action about the flags.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2025
The deals, announced by Mr. Trump on social media, include commitments to provide between $40 million and $125 million in pro bono legal work.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2025
These cases include working as pro bono lawyers for police officers accused of misconduct, according to a new executive order from Trump.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pro bono
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The Eagles saved a nominal amount of money after months of negotiations.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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But cheers were somewhat subdued until about 10 minutes after launch—when operators officially determined that the spacecraft’s trajectory was nominal, taking it on a ballistic suborbital path through outer space.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
28 May 2025
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Bing, for its part, went off the rails early on, prompting Microsoft to scale back both its personality and the number of questions users could ask it in a given conversation.—
Will Oremus,
Washington Post,
5 June 2023
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At any given moment, 2 million to 10 million Ukrainians have been living in freezing temperatures without electricity.—
Maham Javaid,
Washington Post,
22 Dec. 2022
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EW.com,
27 May 2025
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Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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