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attorney

[uh-tur-nee] / əˈtɜr ni /


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Here’s what the banks aren’t telling you: There are institutions that issue MSGs for transactions involving powers of attorney, but their policies vary from company to company.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

As defence attorney Kevin Reddington pressed her, she replied: "I don't care what it says. I know what I meant."

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

“That’s how we’ve seen a staggering increase in homicides. It’s the result of those in-kind payments being made by major organizations based in Mexico, Colombia and Europe,” said Mauricio Boraschi, a deputy attorney general.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

He was arrested by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, which is a regional collaboration of law enforcement that includes support from the Ohio attorney general’s office.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

In light of that opinion, the district attorney announced that he would wait until the president's situation was certain before moving forward with his case against Guiteau.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Department of Justice, eight attorneys general and 12 district attorney’s offices.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

But defence attorneys pointed to Tufts' medical notes, describing Clancy's "not hyper, pressured speech".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Everyone from corporate attorneys to therapists have taken Proctor’s classes, and the workshops sell out quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Multiple state attorneys general sent out media advisories late Tuesday that they would hold press conferences on Wednesday regarding consumer protections and tech-related announcements.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

She bent her head to write something on the papers in front of her, and attorneys up front started whispering because I guess Digger wasn’t supposed to go on like that.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings




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