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as in representatives
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 lawyers
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 attorneys
Kogonada is repped by WME, Ilene Feldman Management and attorneys Daniel Passman and Tara Kole.
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Parham, who is represented by attorneys Shawn Perez and Ariel Mitchell, says she was then raped by multiple men, including Beckham, and drugged.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
To justify Texas’s standing in such cases, Abbott’s attorneys solicited comments from state officials affected by the President’s policies.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Fox News Digital reached out to their attorneys for comment.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Its attorneys and other staff have helped homeless veterans get housing, represented unaccompanied child migrants in court, protected people from scams with a consumer protection division and shepherded seniors through tax disputes, among other things.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
The attorneys from All Family Law Group focus on trying to settle cases through negotiations or mediation wherever possible to cut down the costs, time, and stress that their clients have to deal with.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The Principles of Federal Prosecution, implemented after the Watergate scandal, provides policy guidance for DOJ attorneys.
—Barbara McQuade Bloomberg Opinion, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The charge was dismissed last July after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had buried evidence.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Parham, who is represented by attorneys Shawn Perez and Ariel Mitchell, says she was then raped by multiple men, including Beckham, and drugged.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
To justify Texas’s standing in such cases, Abbott’s attorneys solicited comments from state officials affected by the President’s policies.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Fox News Digital reached out to their attorneys for comment.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
Its attorneys and other staff have helped homeless veterans get housing, represented unaccompanied child migrants in court, protected people from scams with a consumer protection division and shepherded seniors through tax disputes, among other things.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
The attorneys from All Family Law Group focus on trying to settle cases through negotiations or mediation wherever possible to cut down the costs, time, and stress that their clients have to deal with.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The Principles of Federal Prosecution, implemented after the Watergate scandal, provides policy guidance for DOJ attorneys.
—Barbara McQuade Bloomberg Opinion, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The charge was dismissed last July after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had buried evidence.
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorneys
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These teams, comprising representatives from various departments, ensure that AI initiatives align with broader business goals and address specific operational challenges.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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They are filled mostly with experts from academia, government and civil society groups, as well as student representatives, and are excluding political parties from their initial work.—
Saif Hasnat Atul Loke,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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In response, lawyers for David Cassirer, Claude's son, appealed to the Supreme Court and urged the justices to vacate, or set aside, the 9th Circuit's latest ruling.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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What to Know The surprise arrest sparked commotion at the airport, where lawyers and aides of Duterte loudly protested that they, along with a doctor and lawyers, were prevented from coming close to him after he was taken into police custody.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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By connecting with external applications, agents can take care of shopping, scheduling, managing travel, and many of our day-to-day interactions with digital services.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Google has launched tools and services enabling developers and business users to build agents.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Money managers who oversee ESG portfolios also don’t aim to sacrifice investment returns for the sake of pursuing an environmental or social agenda, Coombs said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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United Way partnered with Housing Collaborative, a nonprofit, to connect people to housing and recruit property managers to aid in the effort.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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Bar did not attend the cabinet meeting but in a letter sent to ministers said the process around his firing did not comply with rules and his dismissal was predicated on baseless claims.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Everton officials held conversations with UK government ministers throughout the project in the hope of attracting further investment.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Attorneys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorneys. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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