public official
Example Sentences
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Ismael Arvizu, 26, said he was charged with trespassing, disturbing the peace, resisting arrest and threatening a public official.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
French authorities are investigating former bank employee Fabrice Aidan for alleged corruption of a foreign public official.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
"I'm sorry they feel the way they do, but there's a certain amount that you have to take as a public official, it's part of the duties of the job," Osborne said.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
He can, and presumably will, mount a plausible argument that the disciplinary counsel cannot sanction a public official based on its own subjective view of what crosses the constitutional line.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
Robert Todd Lincoln went on to a stellar career as an attorney and then public official.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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