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Recent Examples of subpoena
Devoun Cetotute, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
On the other side of the subpoena, representatives for Swift were not leaving any statement stone unturned Friday.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The remarks come just days after Swift was subpoenaed as a witness in the case, which is headed to trial next March.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Noun
But Murphy, in both rulings to quash the subpoenas, declared that the defense hadn’t provided enough evidence that the State Attorney’s Office engaged in a cover-up.
—Devoun Cetotute, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
On the other side of the subpoena, representatives for Swift were not leaving any statement stone unturned Friday.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Verb
What To Know On May 9, Swift was subpoenaed as a witness in the Lively-Baldoni legal battle.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The remarks come just days after Swift was subpoenaed as a witness in the case, which is headed to trial next March.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoena
Noun
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The division has handled around 2,400 jobs since their launch and has helped issue 2,400 summonses, made 132 arrests, and seized 91 mopeds, 17 e-bikes, and 352 vehicles tied to constant complaints.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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However, John Doe summonses are not limited to cryptocurrency and are a common IRS tool for all types of financial transactions involving private financial information the government may want for investigative and tax enforcement efforts.—
Joshua D. Smeltzer,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The year 2050 is often cited by those who study climate change, trying to anticipate its effects and how to mitigate and adapt to global warming.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Anwar cites one important aspect of the bill which prohibits the HSPU from granting a request for intervenor status in any public hearing for a group practice’s CON application.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Taylor watched the game from the dugout until the ninth inning when he was summoned to pinch run and play left field.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Weston McKennie, Tim Weah, Gio Reyna, Antonee Robinson, Josh Sargent and Yunus Musah, Pulisic’s teammate in Milan, were also left off the 27-man roster summoned to training camp ahead next month’s Gold Cup, although some of those players will be participating in the Club World Cup.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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That’s how Phil Robertson, who found fame and fortune through his hunting-business empire and some controversy but also popularity for his outspoken religious and political beliefs, requested people respond to his death.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 May 2025
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Prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York wrote to the judge requesting the man be incarcerated before trial.—
Evan Mealins,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Up next: Kane has been called up for England’s World Cup qualifier against Andorra on June 7 and a friendly against Senegal on June 10.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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But miracles do happen, and he was called up by the Miami Marlins on April 20, as a reserve infielder.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Against that backdrop, TIME convened an Impact Dinner on Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
21 May 2025
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Republicans convened the House Rules Committee hearing shortly after midnight, but Johnson’s Memorial Day deadline for House passage was slipping as lawmakers prepared to depart for the holiday.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Detroit — When the National Guard has to be called out for an ice storm, as was the case in Northern Michigan at the end of March, the situation is dire.—
Dave Malkoff,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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With immigration such a toxic issue in Italy, the intervention of judges has come with consequences, as individual judges have been publicly called out by name and threatened, both by members of the public and, allegedly, members of Italy’s government itself.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The response from her daughter was electric, and people began to comment on the fun design and ask about her interest in ballet.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Think about the vast difference between typing in keywords to get hyperlinks, and simply asking an intelligent entity a question.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Subpoena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoena. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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