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appeal

[uh-peel] / əˈpil /






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The cast agree that the drama will appeal to both fans of the original and audiences encountering it for the first time.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

He wants the company to offer more video-focused products and launch a lower-priced camera to help appeal to younger buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Carla Lockhart, a local MP from the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party, called the appeal overturn "seismic" and said residents had nothing to fear.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

BBC Sport has been told this hearing could still be months away, and the result may not be published until the appeal is completed.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Ainsley’s complaints were not genuine or true. That toy marble shooter wasn’t a weapon. You should appeal Dr. Throckmorton’s decision.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

The invitation comes two days after a federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon's decision to classify Anthropic as a supply chain risk, which prohibits the United States military from using its models.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

A US appeals court upheld on Friday the Pentagon's decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain, a decision taken when the AI startup refused to remove certain safeguards on its Claude model.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

The appeals court also ruled the judge made a mistake in ruling prosecutors could cross-examine Weinstein about uncharged and decades-old allegations if he decided to testify.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Kavanaugh again referred the matter to his colleagues, and on Friday evening, the high court made clear that it thought the appeals panel had overstepped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

All the appeals I had made to him over the years had come to naught.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Church leaders also appealed for a peaceful resolution.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

But residents couldn’t have appealed a decision they didn’t know about, since the county had failed to notify them of the hearing, Josefberg said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Burnham appealed for "calm on all sides", adding in an interview with BBC television that that "big gains" had been made in Northern Ireland "and we don't want to see things go backwards".

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The pope on Saturday appealed to the converts and newly baptized in his homily:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The prosecution appealed Clary’s case to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which reversed Judge Cahill in a unanimous opinion, finding that the case was not even close.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Everton are appealing, with sources previously saying they would "robustly and thoroughly" contest the ruling, but it provides an interesting backdrop to the Manchester City case.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

There’s a term for this: the pratfall effect, named for a 1966 psychological experiment which found that highly accomplished people become more appealing to others when they make minor screwups.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

But in February, Graham finally managed to get Trump over the line, appealing to his vanity by shamelessly comparing him to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Eckhart revealed that her lawyers were appealing Abrams’ decision in an October 2025 Instagram post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Let me tell you, apprehending a fairy is no easy task. Slippery critters. The trick usually involves appealing to their vanity. Even then, takes quite a bit of know-how.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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