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lawyer

[law-yer, loi-er] / ˈlɔ yər, ˈlɔɪ ər /


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Sturgeon was cleared of breaching the code following an independent inquiry by lawyer James Hamilton in 2021.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

In the 5th District, which includes Bel-Air, Westwood, Cheviot Hills and Hancock Park, Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky was pulling ahead of Henry Mantel, a tenants’ rights lawyer, and Morgan Oyler, an accountant, in early returns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

“They didn’t give any explanation as to why,” said the lawyer, Leonard Williamson.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Abelardo de la Espriella, a rich lawyer who promised an iron-fisted crackdown on drug thugs, finished ahead of ruling movement’s leftist hopeful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Isaac told his stories of life among “Mr. Jefferson’s people” to the Reverend Charles Campbell, a white man from Petersburg who had been a lawyer, newspaper publisher, historian, and schoolteacher.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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