counsel
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The issue was brought up during the case's appeal, and the court found that Carroll had "plausibly represented" in her deposition "that she had forgotten about the limited outside funding counsel obtained".
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The trial judge, Joseph Loper, then said he believed the prosecution, allowed the jurors to be struck, and prevented defense counsel any opportunity to make further argument, immediately moving on.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
“He was certainly calm under pressure,” said Thomas Russo, former general counsel at AIG.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“He was scrupulous about not interfering in editorial business, but if you turned to him for counsel, he invariably offered judicious advice,” she said in an obituary released Tuesday night by the Newhouse family.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
To Roke, he thought, since there at least he was protected, and might find counsel among the wise.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing counsel
The Bill of Rights
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Some Tricky Homonyms
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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