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claim

[kleym] / kleɪm /




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The MoD is defending the legal bid, with its barristers telling the court that the claim has been brought too late.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The ICC’s strength is tied to its claim to represent entire regional blocs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Relatives of the dead gathered at Police General Hospital on Tuesday to claim the bodies of their loved ones.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

However, various legal imbroglios about ownership — including a claim by descendants of Cantinflas — led to the collection dropping from public sight in Mexico after 2007.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

As sleep began to claim me, I wondered what the point of life was.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

He claims some worked between 12 to 17 hours a day "over multiple months" to get the downloadable update out of the door.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

A politician who proudly claims to put "place first".

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Those included AI agents that “ingest each employee’s communications and documents to replicate the employee’s output,” the lawsuit claims, along with productivity-monitoring tools and factors such as each employee’s rolling 12-month performance rating.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The SSA processed 8% more initial disability claims in 2025.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Her second duty now, inferior only to her father’s claims, was to promote Harriet’s comfort, and endeavour to prove her own affection in some better method than by match-making.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Beira's Place was established in 2022 by the Harry Potter author and other campaigners who claimed it fulfilled an unmet need for women-only support in the city.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

He also claimed the U.S. was charging a 20% fee on all cargo transported via the shipping route in return for safe passage.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

“The crash also claimed the life of Sergio’s dear friend, Tito, and left Tito’s young daughter in critical condition.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Then last month, the monitor claimed Fain abused his power to benefit his fiancée.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

She even claimed to have seen his debut, The Lightning Raider, the full 1919 version, the one that was supposed to be lost.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

This outperformance, incidentally, is a bit awkward for all those theorists claiming that the so-called “size factor” — meaning the outperformance of smaller companies’ stocks — is dead.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

If you die before reaching your breakeven age, claiming at 67 would give you a higher total benefit.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

In a report last month, Barofsky pointed the finger squarely at Fain, claiming “a recurring pattern of retaliation” against his fellow union officers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Think Lionel Messi finally claiming his personal Holy Grail with Argentina in Doha in 2022.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Adams went to his grave claiming that these laws never enjoyed his support, that their chief sponsors were Federalist extremists in the Congress, and that he had signed them grudgingly and reluctantly.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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