Esq.
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That boss’s name is Thomas Truffle, Esq., and he’s our family dog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
“The records suggest that Neuralink’s sloppy practices pose a danger to public health and safety,” Deborah Dubow Press, Esq., associate general counsel with the Physicians Committee, said.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 10, 2023
The list, published Friday by ITV News, advises staff they must use only imperial measurements, put a double space after periods and give all non-titled males the suffix Esq. in correspondence.
From Fox News ● Jul. 27, 2019
Taylor Esq., who had a plantation in Columbia, S.C.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2019
Sukey was lately owned by L. B. Pearce, Esq. and formerly belonged to William M. Heritage, deceased.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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