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DA

[duh, dah, duh, dah] / də, dɑ, də, dɑ /






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"The DA will use the win as part of their campaign but if you analyse it, they won with eight votes. It was a very tight contest," he said.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

"I have seen in some places where the DA is governing that they have water and electricity," he told AFP in Evaton West.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

“This happened in the coldest way possible: DA Form 3434 stated that my last day as ombudsman for Stars and Stripes is April 28,” she wrote.

From Salon May 3, 2026

Hill-Lewis described the successful candidates as by "far the most diverse and young group of leaders the DA has had in its history".

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

I only had some sweats and a Drake T-shirt—not DA office appropriate.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

"We are definitely rewriting history," said Kingsol Chabalala, the DA's mayoral candidate for the Emfuleni municipality that includes Evaton West.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

The judge also prohibited Ortiz from working as a speech pathologist in California, a spokesperson for the DA's office said.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

In 2014, he became the DA's chief whip, working closely with the party's first black leader, Mmusi Maimane.

From BBC Feb. 16, 2026

A spokesperson for the county DA’s office said they do not comment on active investigations.

From Slate Oct. 3, 2025

Ms. Ofrah is already in the conference room along with some people who work at the DA’s office.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Some of the tension here could be eased if DAs did a better job communicating with families far in advance of conceding relief and did more to explain their reasons and the proceedings.

From Slate Oct. 9, 2024

“At the end of the day, there are Republican DAs out there who haven’t done the right thing sometimes and there’s some Democrat DAs who haven’t done the right thing sometimes,” he said.

From Seattle Times Jan. 22, 2024

I have an advantage because there are law enforcement within my family, and I have made friends with DAs.

From Salon Jan. 22, 2023

“I expect the urban county DAs to resist it. And that’s why we need to come up with alternative remedies,” Mr. Cain said.

From Washington Times Jul. 4, 2022

Such quiet tones after a day of shouts and HA LE LU DAs.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai




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