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appeal

[uh-peel] / əˈpil /






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They are often overturned or reduced on appeal, as was Alves’ case, which prosecutors cited they would appeal to Spain’s Supreme Court.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

It stated: "I can confirm having lodged this afternoon, on behalf of Jeffrey Donaldson, appeal papers with the relevant office for the Court of Appeal."

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

These sections will appeal to visitors who want more than what Lonely Planet or Instagram might give them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Dakolo's lawyer said they will appeal the ruling.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

According to law, Bobby would have had sixty days for a hearing and perhaps another sixty days to confront the appeal if it didn’t go his way.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Brazil’s slower pace of life also appeals to migrants such as Rogelio Naranjo, who works in a Cuban barbershop on the grubbier outskirts of Curitiba.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

A US appeals court on Monday vacated the dismissal of hundreds of private lawsuits against Tylenol-maker Kenvue that allege scientifically unproven ties of the painkiller to autism.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Judges at Manhattan's second circuit of appeals sent the previously dismissed cases back to a lower court for further proceedings, after ruling that a district judge had improperly excluded expert witness testimony.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The ruling comes months after the country’s highest court said that a lower appeals court had wrongly concluded that the family’s namesake Bollore holding company exercised de facto control over Vivendi.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Off the track, Woolf steered clear of the town’s appeals to vice, preferring late-morning pit stops in Checks Sloan’s restaurant for a complimentary beer and a bowl of turtle soup.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Mobile home owners have appealed to elected officials outside the city to put a stop to it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The Prologue appealed to buyers who were used to Honda’s fuel-efficient and hybrid cars and wanted to move on from gasoline entirely—and were enticed by its low-cost lease deals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Police say their enquiries are ongoing and have appealed for any witnesses to contact them.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The presidential candidate, the party and 10 others appealed.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Doctor Quinn had an abstract quality that appealed to Joan, but it gave me the polar chills.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

In the middle of a brutal legal battle with California regarding the proposed Warner Bros. merger, Tennessee may appear more appealing to Ellison.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Candidates with "no knowledge whatsoever of the workflows" are "a lot less appealing for an organization like ours."

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

That becomes particularly appealing when the electric grid is stressed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The 200,000 Rohingyas already living in Malaysia make that the most appealing destination.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Indeed, Woodall refused to relinquish leadership of the expedition or make any kind of compromise, even after he received a message from President Mandela appealing for reconciliation as a matter of national interest.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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