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[law-yer, loi-er] / ˈlɔ jər, ˈlɔɪ ər /


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Christophe Sanson, who calls himself the Noise Lawyer, said his firm has more than 100 cases involving air conditioning systems that have provoked legal wars, a sharp increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Lawyer Busayapa said creating a safer environment would require society to recognise there is no "perfect victim" and that "sexual violence should be met with genuine zero tolerance".

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Appeared in the May 19, 2026, print edition as 'Top Treasury Lawyer Steps Down'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Lawyer Sigrid McCawley said at the time that Lively had exposed the "smear machine" in Hollywood.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

I knew the relaxed patois of the South Side and the high-minded diction of the Ivy League, and now on top of that I spoke Lawyer, too.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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