counsel
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William Cobb and Todd Weaver, Freeport’s vice president and senior counsel, respectively, emailed the EPA in March 2025 to request a reprieve from the Clean Air Act.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
During his testimony last week, Musk tried at one point to play the part of his own legal counsel, accusing OpenAI's lawyer William Savitt of asking him leading questions.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Mr. Andrews is general counsel and vice president of litigation at the Washington Legal Foundation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Musk has said that his filing delay was inadvertent and that he submitted his disclosure on the business day after his wealth manager consulted legal counsel about potential filing requirements.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
When Bernard arrived, we consulted briefly at the counsel table before a bailiff asked us to go back to the judge's chambers.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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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