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Recent Examples of subpoena
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 June 2025
Baldoni’s team ultimately dropped their effort to subpoena Swift.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 1 July 2025
Judges have the authority to issue subpoenas requiring citizens to report for jury duty, Nagle previously told the Observer.
North Carolina law allows courts to issue arrest orders for those who ignore a subpoena, but Nagle said that’s rare.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
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Noun
Baldoni’s team previously subpoenaed Swift and her attorneys.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 June 2025
Baldoni’s team ultimately dropped their effort to subpoena Swift.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2025
Verb
Lively, 37, has also issued a subpoena to music exec Scooter Braun and his company.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 1 July 2025
Judges have the authority to issue subpoenas requiring citizens to report for jury duty, Nagle previously told the Observer.
North Carolina law allows courts to issue arrest orders for those who ignore a subpoena, but Nagle said that’s rare.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoena
Noun
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Of those taken into custody, 11 were given summonses, cops said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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A question of intent About 10 months later, troopers returned to Whittier and issued court summonses to Pese, eight other relatives and one man who was not related but came from the same American Samoa village as Pese.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Marquez did not release the man’s name, citing the need to first notify his family of his death.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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All five were cited and released to their parents, according to Brentwood police.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Invoking Pettis Norman’s name might summon recollections of Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick, who transferred from Second Ward High School to Myers Park to break the city’s color line and whose football prowess later led to the desegregation of the Shrine Bowl.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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What was the fallout? Green, the Cubs GM, summoned Elia to his office after hearing the damaging postgame tape.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Personnel requested ground and air ambulances, and began performing life-saving measures.—
Theresa Clift
July 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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In July 2022, Citizens’ Board of Governors approved allowing the company to modify its policies with a rider that gave Citizens or its policyholders the right to request arbitration by DOAH.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Montgomery got called up from Triple-A Charlotte, becoming the latest Sox prospect to make their journey to the majors this season.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
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The Yankees are calling up Cam Schlittler to replace Schmidt in the rotation, according to a report from the New York Post.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
Verb
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On Friday, Levine Cava convened a closed-door meeting with immigrant advocates to try and quell criticism of her.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 July 2025
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In April, the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, a government body that manages the watershed, convened a special meeting of its Board of Directors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Republicans, including some who were critical of California's policies and Newsom amid the California wildfires six months ago, have also called out efforts to politicize the Texas flooding.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
11 July 2025
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In July, more than 90 human rights and civil rights groups including Athlete Ally, the NAACP, the ACLU, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the AFL-CIO wrote to FIFA president Infantino to call out escalating risks around the 2026 World Cup.—
Minky Worden,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Fastow started by going door to door to dozens of insurance brokers in San Francisco and asking them about their pain points and most time consuming tasks.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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He was regularly asked about his access to national defense information, prosecutors said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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“Subpoena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoena. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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