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Recent Examples of subpoena
Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
According to the lawsuit, the text messages and emails that Ms. Lively obtained through a subpoena came from a company phone used by Ms. Abel, one of Ms. Jones’s employees, that was returned when she was fired.
—Megan Twohey, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
One month after the June raids, the FBI issued federal grand jury subpoenas requesting documents related to Thao, boyfriend Andre Jones, the Duongs, the Oakland Army Base, and Evolutionary Homes, a company that sells container homes to local governments as homes for homeless people.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The former White House chief strategist, often regarded as a key architect of Trump's political ascendance, was released from prison in October, having served a four-month stint in federal prison for refusing to comply with a Congressional subpoena related to the January 6 Capitol attacks.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
According to the lawsuit, the text messages and emails that Ms. Lively obtained through a subpoena came from a company phone used by Ms. Abel, one of Ms. Jones’s employees, that was returned when she was fired.
—Megan Twohey, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Verb
On Thursday, Dustin Pusch, an attorney for Jakes, filed a motion in the Northern District of California seeking to subpoena Google, YouTube’s parent company, to share information concerning the identities of four YouTube account holders.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
One month after the June raids, the FBI issued federal grand jury subpoenas requesting documents related to Thao, boyfriend Andre Jones, the Duongs, the Oakland Army Base, and Evolutionary Homes, a company that sells container homes to local governments as homes for homeless people.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoena
Noun
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He was issued two summonses for disorderly conduct for creating a hazardous condition, and obstruction of vehicular traffic, police said.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2025
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The law bars public entities from cooperating with out-of-state investigations into reproductive health care services, protects against subpoenas and witness summonses and prohibits the extradition of lawsuit defendants to other states.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American-Statesman,
13 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Earlier this month, Homan privately told members of Congress to temper their expectations about the upcoming deportation operation, citing limited resources.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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The filmmaker also cited a recording indicating there was a second gun and the word of RFK’s coroner who has called for the case to be reopened.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Camouflaged among desert rocks, the deadly illusionist extends its spider-like tail into the open and twitches it to summon hungry insect-eating birds.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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Was Link trying to summon us into battle against AI, or guide us safely through this uncertain new terrain?—
Oskar Oprey,
Artforum,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Many visitors will seek out her section near the T-Mobile entrance gate by Lot M, and co-workers have requested to work directly with her.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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Mitchell alleges that there was an internal investigation that was conducted by Walker and requested by Gerlach, and that no wrongdoing was discovered.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Wolf was called up a few times when an injury occurred, but only for a limited time before returning to the minors.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Mata, who at the time was out on bond on previous charges, was unexpectedly called up to be sworn in to testify during Dean’s sentencing.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The trips convene twice a day from the Shoreditch High Street overground station at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.—
Brad Japhe,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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Whether the session will convene Monday per the governor's request remains unclear.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Their specific policy positions will not matter as much as their willingness to call out everyone from Biden and Kamala Harris, to the tech oligarchy, to whatever failing mayor happens to be nearby.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) called out compliance issues at Theranos' lab, and the company's high-profile partnerships began to fall through.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Newton asked Reed at the 01:29:10 mark of the interview.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Planned Parenthood providers in late December filed a motion for reconsideration, essentially asking Zhang to reverse her earlier ruling.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Subpoena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subpoena. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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