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

claim

[klaym] / kleΙͺm /




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Although they rejected his claim for compensation, the courts left the door open to holding major emitters liable for climate-related payments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The biggest news from the rules, issued last week, is that the Treasury Department is letting married couples filing jointly claim a $3,400 credit for their donations to scholarship organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In an email response to The Times, an unidentified spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said “any claim that there are subprime conditions at Adelanto ICE Processing Center are false.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Deliveries fell 2.1% short of the record 497,099 vehicles Tesla delivered a year earlier, when U.S. buyers rushed to claim the $7,500 federal EV tax credit before it expired at the end of September 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

If there’s no match, Estimo can press his claim that the samples purportedly taken from Fischer’s body are fraudulent.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The Outlaw Ocean investigation assessed more than 500 seafood companies that made marketing claims that were comparable to — or stronger than — those cited in the lawsuits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The White House said a “committee of inquiry” will probe claims that Cook made “false statements in connection with one or more mortgage instruments.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Is the Duke de Rohan’s niece murderously insane, as he claims, or is the duke himself deluded?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

He has denied the claims and believes the attacks on his work are racially motivated, although the scandal led to him being dropped from France's top literary prize.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Rather, he established a base line which enabled others to make priority claims.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and his allies on Friday claimed an easy victory in the union’s election, cementing Fain’s leadership of one of the most powerful forces in American organized labor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

There has been particular ire for the reported criminal law “loophole” that the district attorney claimed tied his hands in this case, preventing initial charges.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Bryan quickly deleted the screenshots, but LaPaglia responded with several posts of her own, including what she claimed was a message from Bryan’s manager detailing potential terms of an NDA.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

This perilous journey of roughly 930 miles claimed more than 3,000 lives in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

I could only say that Samir had claimed there were, and Samir was a liar.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

The pair have asked a US judge to dismiss the charges against them, claiming they have immunity as president and first lady of a sovereign country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The 33-year-old apologised in June - claiming he was unaware the practice was banned and that it had no impact on his team's performances - but the FA took action.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Gowan and Hijazi countersued, alleging Katz and Junger defamed them by falsely claiming D2 wouldn’t allow employees to seek support for Jewish clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

In one case, a deputy lied to get a warrant, falsely claiming he needed to track E.Z.’s cellphone as part of a firearms investigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

If he tried to get Jordan in trouble, Jordan would wiggle out of it, claiming it was an accident.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers




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