claim
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Promises including Wondermind's partnerships and app never materialised, according to the claim.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Staged across seven screens in a pitch-black, cavernous space in the Shed, it is more immersive than most art projects that claim that buzz word in their publicity materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Viral social media posts claim peptides can offer a range of seemingly miraculous benefits including glowing skin, stronger muscles, deeper sleep, a more alert mind -- and even provide an avenue to prevent ageing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Non-itemizers can now claim a new $2,000 charitable deduction each year over five years, that’s $10,000 in deductions, worth roughly $2,200.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Upon the honor of women in bedclothes, I claim the right to speak first.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Said claims the other male crew members on the assignment joined in and tried to draw her into the conversation by soliciting her views.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Among the most vulnerable sectors, she cited agriculture and heavy industry as they deal with water scarcity and higher input prices, as well as insurance if firms face higher claims.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Oil company Shell and medical-product maker Philips are among big businesses that ransomware group Clop claims to have hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
However, the company has a large reputation for denying claims to customers, especially compared to other insurers.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Then she makes what she claims are penguin sounds and gets up to show us how they walk, taking tiny steps, her body tilted forward, her arms stiff.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Some testers have claimed a 0-60 mph acceleration of under seven seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Meanwhile, some of the victories the division has claimed predate its work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Andreessen's writing began with him recounting lies he claimed people were spreading, and called for readers to push back against this.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Flock has claimed the company will reform its policies to address these issues, but history suggests it would be unwise to trust them.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
He claimed he hadn’t spent the night in the Louvre, for example, when he clearly had.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Behind the scenes, the crosstown rivals are clashing as each company jockeys for tailored tariffs and policies while claiming to be the most American automaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
It also eliminated an earlier loophole that allowed stonecutting manufacturers to dodge safety requirements by claiming that protective steps weren’t feasible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The strategy you describe — claiming 50% of your spouse’s benefit at 62 and your own larger benefit at a later date — was largely eliminated by Congress in 2015.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
The pharmaceutical conglomerate is claiming the entities sell retatrutide, a GLP-1 drug that is still in trials and not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Then his lips began to quiver, and he’d pushed his plate away, claiming, “I’m not hungry.”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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