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prosecutor

[pros-i-kyoo-ter] / ˈprɒs ɪˌkju tər /
NOUN
accuser
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NOUN
plaintiff
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Nvidia tapped Joon H. Kim, a former federal prosecutor who previously investigated Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor, to look into allegations involving CEO Jensen Huang.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Her friends and family had used the terms "overwhelming" and "love bombing" to describe his initial behaviour towards her, according to prosecutor Geraldine Kelly KC.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The investigation aims to find "the authors of the emails who disseminated this false information... and to determine any potential links they may have to foreign powers", the office of the Paris prosecutor told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

James appointed Jacqueline Kelly, a former federal prosecutor and partner at Boies Schiller Flexner, to lead the investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The judge and the prosecutor were suddenly generous and accommodating.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Federal prosecutors in Boston charged about 30 people, including lawyers formerly at Wachtell Lipton and Goodwin Procter, with a decadelong insider trading scheme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

In one instance, a witness said a member of the Salinas group had stolen necklaces, and prosecutors said law enforcement later found multiple gold necklaces in his backpack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

During a five-day preliminary hearing in July, prosecutors outlined their evidence to show probable cause for trial.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Money trickled back to some Paraguayans hit by a sprawling banking crisis Monday, while their newly appointed president shuffled his cabinet and prosecutors sought international assistance to trace missing funds.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

The tape of Nixon and his staff plotting to use the CIA to block the FBI’s investigation of the Watergate break-in proved to be the smoking gun prosecutors were looking for.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin


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