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appeal

[uh-peel] / əˈpil /






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Meta said in a statement it plans to appeal the ruling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Whatever the outcome of the appeal, City fans are likely to continue making their feelings clear before kick-off.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Treasury yields rose as the rally in risky corners of the stock market diminished the safe-haven appeal of the bond market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Britain's Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal against the ban from the group's cofounder Huda Ammori next month.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

To understand him, and his appeal to so many blacks, it is necessary to recall their society, and the one they had only recently escaped.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

The doctor-turned-politician has an aggressive bro style that appeals to someone like Watters.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

In April, a US appeals court heard arguments to overturn his prison sentence but has not yet issued a decision.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Those appeals did not appear to slow what Reddit discussion boards described as an "online hunt" for the seven accused, drawing many users down internet rabbit holes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

SpaceX curbed unauthorized access to the Starlink network inside Ukraine after appeals from Kyiv.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Courts are deeply resistant to reviewing claims once a condemned prisoner has completed the appeals process the first time.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The Met has appealed for anyone with information, or anyone else who believes they may have been assaulted, to come forward.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

They appealed and urged the Supreme Court to rule on their case and to clarify the law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Then Salazar appealed to the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments in Salazar v.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

It has appealed to teachers and students, workers, pensioners and farmers to take part.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The sense of order out of chaos that was ushered in by ‘well- tempered’ keyboards would have appealed to Bach enormously.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

AM arrived in cars in the 1920s as an appealing value-added feature, but nowadays it is a liability for the automakers’ EVs because the signal can interfere with certain systems and requires special shielding.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

City are appealing against the verdict, meaning the severity and timing of any punishment - which could take the form of a points deduction - remain unknown.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Its small format and convenient locations are appealing when people balk at high gas prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The idea is appealing because changing when meals are consumed could be easier for some people than substantially changing their diets.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

“Summerland is a city on the hill,” the pastor says, raising his hands in supplication, as though he’s appealing to a higher power.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland


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