counsel
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Kerry Doyle, a deputy general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security in the Biden administration, said she’d never heard of someone being detained at a port of entry on suspicion of voting illegally.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Former Westminster MP for Plaid Elfyn Llwyd becomes counsel general, the government's chief legal adviser, in a post that will need to be signed off by the Senedd.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Sutton, who was recently the general counsel of investment bank LionTree, didn’t respond to requests for comment and hasn’t been charged.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Instead of taking money from Big Oil, he’s given money, time and counsel to those of us volunteering in the fight against the industry.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
This was Herbert Dean’s counsel on race relations.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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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