claimed
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Travelling by sea was fraught with danger, particularly around Kekova Island, where the strong currents and winds have claimed many ships.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
One of the recent launches featured what North Korea claimed is a hypersonic missile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The man claimed in the application that two men showed up at the house and tried to break down a gate months later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Dolly Parton’s estate has claimed that the late country music icon’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, went to extraordinary lengths to evade being served with a summons—including allegedly draping barbed wire around the entrance to his property.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
By then there was a long and growing list of pundits who claimed they predicted the catastrophe, but a far shorter list of people who actually did.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
