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Recent Examples of subpoena
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
How, when and where that subpoena was issued remains a mystery.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
One month after the June raids, the FBI issued federal grand jury subpoenas requesting documents related to Thao, boyfriend Andre Jones, the Duongs, the Oakland Army Base, and Evolutionary Homes, a company that sells container homes to local governments as homes for homeless people.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Watch on Deadline In practical terms, that’s third-party subpoenas being served on the corporate entities of WhatsApp, Signal, website hosts Hostinger and Name Cheap, digital publishing platform AnyFlip, and chatbot company Gab AI.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
How, when and where that subpoena was issued remains a mystery.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
On Thursday, Dustin Pusch, an attorney for Jakes, filed a motion in the Northern District of California seeking to subpoena Google, YouTube’s parent company, to share information concerning the identities of four YouTube account holders.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
One month after the June raids, the FBI issued federal grand jury subpoenas requesting documents related to Thao, boyfriend Andre Jones, the Duongs, the Oakland Army Base, and Evolutionary Homes, a company that sells container homes to local governments as homes for homeless people.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoena
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He was issued two summonses for disorderly conduct for creating a hazardous condition, and obstruction of vehicular traffic, police said.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2025
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The law bars public entities from cooperating with out-of-state investigations into reproductive health care services, protects against subpoenas and witness summonses and prohibits the extradition of lawsuit defendants to other states.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American-Statesman,
13 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Economists cited China’s post-COVID slowdown for the downgrade.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune Asia,
14 Jan. 2025
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Democratic ranking member cites 'alarming' allegations Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host, faced intense criticism early on in his public hearing before the Senate Armed Services committee to serve as President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
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Following the incident, FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell was summoned to testify in Congress while an audit started in December led by DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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At one point, the DWP summoned water tankers to directly refill fire trucks.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Eudora Police Department requested the assistance of state police.—
Daniel McFadin,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Bears last week requested an interview with McCarthy, an 18-year NFL head coaching veteran, but the Cowboys denied the request.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
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Wolf was called up a few times when an injury occurred, but only for a limited time before returning to the minors.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Mata, who at the time was out on bond on previous charges, was unexpectedly called up to be sworn in to testify during Dean’s sentencing.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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Each year, a bevy of defense contractors, immigration authorities, technology ventures and security experts convene at the annual fair to discuss how to strengthen the globe’s political boundaries.—
Caitlin Chandler,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
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Leadership shows up in many ways: asking difficult questions, taking the initiative and convening diverse stakeholders to align on current perceptions of a problem.—
Chris Williams,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Tthe White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, though, did specifically call out menopause and Dr. Jill Biden has repeatedly reinforced the importance of researching menopause.—
Eva Epker,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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City Councilmember Traci Park took aim at Bass in an interview with Fox 11 Thursday, calling out the underfunding of infrastructure in the city.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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During the news conference, several people described how the fires had affected their families and asked public officials to hold oil companies to account.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Just ask the Celtics, who fell by 13 points at Toronto (10-31) on Wednesday night.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Subpoena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoena. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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