claimed

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She claimed to come from oil money; her mother was a “monster” who was intent on cutting her out of the family fortune; she had a job, but never actually worked at it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Mary doesn’t know her biological father, but she was claimed by a Pomo head man and raised by one of his girlfriends, a loyal if embittered woman named Saturnina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Cipriani claimed Shell turned to him for protection against potential bad publicity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

She claimed this doctrine prevents courts from cherry-picking tidbits of committee reports or creating a private right to sue when Congress didn’t include one.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

She lied when she claimed she met Powell for the first time that evening as he arrived at her house while the soldiers were there.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson