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Which literary character is based on a person who made fantastic claims?

claim

[kleym] / kleΙͺm /




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Boulder County’s claim follows a path similar to many of the other ones, although not identical.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

The more useful question isn’t whether AI assisted with a piece, but whether the person whose name appears on it can honestly claim its ideas, verify its facts and defend its conclusions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

I expect Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall and Ben White to be staking a claim in the full-back positions.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Delay claiming Social Security for a bigger survivor benefit: If the higher-earning spouse waits until age 70 to claim Social Security, the surviving spouse will later receive a much larger benefit for life.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Samuel Estimo, a chess master and Jinky’s attorney in the Philippines, wrote to Bogason, his Icelandic counterpart, and protested that Jinky’s claim had been relinquished too soon.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

There are numerous Skye Princes in the various medbed channels, but the original is a short-haired, ruddy-cheeked Australian woman named Kerrie-Ann Thornton, who claims to be a former medbed nurse with insider information.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Meta recently agreed to an $18 billion settlement with U.S. states to resolve claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Utah now allows utilities to establish wildfire funds to help manage liability risk and caps the value of some fire-related claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Dean Chemerinsky said that when the justices pooh-poohed and batted aside aesthetic injury claims, that really raised questions for standing in a massive amount of environmental lawsuits.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“She claims such missions of mercy are all the rage among society ladies, and if I wish to fit in, I must go along.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

District Court for Northern California, claimed the Paramount-Warner combination would violate the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

This included £7,500, requested three days after setting up a bank account for the society, which Zadrozny - who was a county councillor at the time - claimed was "to support heritage projects in Ashfield".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The Houthis later claimed attacks on Riyadh and Yanbu, the Red Sea oil hub connected to the East-West Pipeline, the WSJ reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

He also claimed Washington is the only one of the world’s “59 top cities and Capitals” without a triumphal arch.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

She even claimed to have seen his debut, The Lightning Raider, the full 1919 version, the one that was supposed to be lost.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Now it might be claiming some victims in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

A U.S.-based chain of medbed operators called Tesla BioHealing has been flagged by federal regulators for claiming that its “Life Force Energy” treatments can cure stroke paralysis, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, and terminal cancer.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

He did not cite any specific story that prompted the action, claiming the outlets have long been unfair to him and never provide any positive coverage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

“They missed the shift to the cloud and now they are trying to make up for lost time by claiming relevance in AI.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

As soon as dinner was over, she retreated to her bedroom, claiming she had a lot of homework, to mull over what had happened.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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