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appeal

[uh-peel] / əˈpil /






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Orange County Rep. Young Kim has removed several references to President Trump from her campaign website as she tries to broaden her appeal to voters in a race against fellow Republican Rep. Ken Calvert.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

He envisions himself as a realist, but his proposed appeal to national interest is almost touchingly naive.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

The appeal, which was heard by Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan, Justice Adrian Colton and Justice Stephen Fowler, was rejected after the Court of Appeal in Belfast found that it "must fail on its facts."

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

The harsh environment of Burning Man — which for some people is part of the appeal — is famously taxing.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

“After all, the appeal to stop being yourself, even for a little while, is very great,” he said.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The legal battle ended earlier this year when an appeals court issued a final ruling in favor of the city.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

After years of appeals, the Migrationsverket, the Swedish government agency responsible for migration, told her last month that her voluntary departure deadline was 8 September.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Given the complexity and time-consuming nature of appeals, very few pursue it.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

That appeals to 46-year-old Hanna Justine Hallbo who works in fashion.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

For years we'd been fearing what would happen when a sizable number of condemned prisoners exhausted their appeals.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Both countries have appealed the ruling freezing their funds.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

A Ventura County Superior Court judge ruled for the city, but the citizens’ group appealed the decision.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

She appealed to the army's leadership and President Yoweri Museveni to allow the family to mourn and bury Oyo in peace on Saturday.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

According to KFF, only 1% of ACA-plan denials were appealed in 2024, up from a mere 0.2% in 2021.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

No matter how awful this season had been, the idea of playing basketball all summer appealed to me.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

The researchers are also working to make the cookies more appealing to people who have other food choices.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

With her first cookbook “Homemade” set for its nationwide release in October, she is redoubling her efforts to separate her image from one that’s becoming less commercially appealing by the moment.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

The simplicity of Coast FI makes it both appealing and difficult to rely on.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The force is now appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or saw the car or cyclists before the crash to contact them.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

He ain’t handsome, but there’s something indescribably appealing about his face.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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