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claim

[kleym] / kleɪm /




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Arday's critics claim that his work relied on copying other academics without properly crediting their work from the outset, which he denies.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The commission ruled against Mr. MacCarthy on that claim but then appeared as a party to defend its ruling when he appealed to New Jersey state court.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

An Instagram post appeared a day after the court ruling making that very claim.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Creditors in Missouri usually have up to six months to make a claim on an estate.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, Lorren—who’d never stopped reeling from Rachel’s claim about Traveler’s post—was tired of watching me spin my wheels when it came to learning basic facts about the boy we talked to every day.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell called claims of munition shortages false.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Ms. Williamson filed a complaint with the Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations, alleging the union had violated its duty of fair representation, but the board dismissed it without considering the merits of her claims.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The incident attracted widespread criticism after claims emerged that some of the cattle had been culled by Department of Agriculture staff in view of some members of the public in a field near Fivemiletown.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Probate typically has a minimum amount of time before closing, so creditors have an opportunity to come forward and file claims for outstanding debts before the assets can be distributed to heirs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

In the World story, Maggie said she was eight years old and Kate, six, when they began dropping apples and snapping toes in Hydesville, where she also falsely claims they were born.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Perez claimed that he’d changed dramatically since the health scare.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

During its long history, the Jacobian conjecture has been the subject of many claimed proofs, including by Beniamino Segre and Wolfgang Gröbner, two famed 20th-century mathematicians.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

Since the Supreme Court decision, several major American corporations have already claimed large sums back.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

In that crash, which claimed 67 lives, an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional jet cleared to land at the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Dad would pack sandwiches that he claimed he made himself, but I know Subway when I see it.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Withdrawal sequence among your taxable and nontaxable accounts, Roth conversion windows before required distributions begin, and Social Security claiming age now matter more than investment selection.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

A legal organisation representing her has sent a pre-action letter to ITV, claiming the broadcaster "subjected Nadia to direct discrimination, indirect discrimination and harassment because of her protected philosophical beliefs".

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

A group claiming to represent California fire survivors began paying for social media ads this spring, calling on lawmakers to take action to reduce the rising cost of wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Griffin in turn filed a defamation suit, claiming the woman’s account was wholly false and lambasting the New York Times’ reporting as a “fishing expedition aimed at smearing” her.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Back in New York he seems to have spied for the British while claiming to be a Son of Liberty.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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