claiming

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So when Barnes asked to borrow £40,000 from her, claiming he urgently needed to pay an inheritance tax bill following his mother's death and promising the money would be repaid within days, she believed him.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

In another, Pittman declared a mistrial because one attorney in the case wore a civil rights-themed t-shirt, honoring the death of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, claiming that the t-shirt contaminated the entire jury pool.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

Benefits are not tied to volatile investments, and the program rewards people who delay claiming beyond their full retirement age.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 3, 2026

"We are not claiming that bees think like humans," says Loukola, who currently works as a Senior Researcher at the University of Turku.

From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026

As word spread of this discovery, many of the New Jersey guests cried fraud, claiming that Leah had coated her hands with phosphorous before the séance.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock