claim
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If so, they may send it to their office near baggage claim where you can retrieve it.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 14, 2026
They claim the TPLF's capabilities are being steadily degraded.
From BBC β Nov. 13, 2026
It did not provide evidence for the claim and the commander was not among the dead.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 13, 2026
The statistical significance depends on which observational datasets are combined, and the evidence remains below the threshold required to claim a definitive discovery.
From Science Daily β Nov. 13, 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
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In her 2020 YouTube video, Cooper claims that it was Barstool that offered her the raise.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 14, 2026
Government spokesperson Allan Kasujja dismissed the claims of a succession fallout as "hogwash".
From BBC β Nov. 14, 2026
In the middle of all this, Bloomberg and Vanity Fair published reports alleging that Kaplan had created a toxic work environment at Unwell, claims his representative denied at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 14, 2026
In court documents reviewed by The Times, Amaya claims that while cleaning and organizing a drawer in Jenner’s laundry room, an unsecured can of pepper spray discharged directly into her eyes and face.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 13, 2026
One mistake is the argument that discovery claims are necessarily retrospective because ‘discovery’ is an ‘achievement word’, like checkmate in chess.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed the attack early Friday, saying it targeted an American early warning radar.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 13, 2026
The United States and Iran have been at war for months, and the pair claimed asylum to enter the country as Christian converts, so Azizi’s wife was surprised and terrified.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 13, 2026
In one sequence, the team describes their frustration at the way in which Israeli propagandists claimed genuine photos of a dead child were staged using a doll.
From Barron's β Nov. 13, 2026
She claimed agency workers often lacked adequate training and detailed knowledge of individual children, making it harder to identify patterns of risk and protect them.
From BBC β Nov. 12, 2026
He’d salvaged boats that crashed in the treacherous Keys, and claimed the cargo—silver, furniture, silk, you name it.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
A senior Reform politician says a no-confidence vote in the Senedd's presiding officer is "not off the table", after a party member was banned for claiming white people are being "replaced".
From BBC β Nov. 13, 2026
“We are claiming that we can do health and wellness. We can play in that space, and we can do it extremely well.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 12, 2026
However, other United sources defend the recruitment strategy, claiming it easy to be wise after the event and at the end of last season, Kobbie Mainoo was their only orthodox midfield option.
From BBC β Nov. 12, 2026
U.S. customs officials flagged 17 shipments from Krinsky’s Vietnam factory, demanding $135,000 in tariffs by claiming the goods should be considered made in China.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 11, 2026
It was almost a rule at this point: anyone claiming to have the Mona Lisa was either deeply confused or running a scam.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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