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attorney

[uh-tur-nee] / əˈtɜr ni /


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The run-up to the global spectacle has been marked by controversy, including the U.S. denial of participant and fan visas and high ticket prices that have triggered attorney general inquiries in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, Becerra, a California native, served as the state's attorney general and as the nation's health secretary under Democratic President Joe Biden.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

That case ground on for nearly a decade and ended with no admission of wrongdoing, though the settlement required the attorney general to pay $300,000 in restitution and undergo legal ethics training.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Financial advisers often tout the importance of estate planning: having a will, setting up trusts if necessary, and organizing medical directives and powers of attorney.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

A U.S. attorney also discovered that the reports furnished to him by the bureau had vanished from his office.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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