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

claim

[klaym] / kleɪm /




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The owners of Elvis’ catalog claim that Anthropic used their songs as training data without permission or payment.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

The average value of an insurance claim for tool theft in 2025 was £4,206.60, according to insurers Direct Line for Business.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

And one claim is going viral this spooky season: that giving out full-sized candy bars to Halloween trick-or-treaters makes more financial sense than bagging the smaller “fun size” sweets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The claim is the latest in a string of AI results that have shaken academia, setting off soul-searching, most notably among mathematicians, over the value of human expertise and the future of their profession.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

I have plenty of time to hydrate, claim a good spot near the starting line, and get in the zone.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

It’s a characterization he’s encouraged over years of clashes with officials and detractors and his repeated claims that the department has been crippled under Luna by staffing shortfalls, budgetary mismanagement and lack of confidence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

And the modern compulsion to text cheeky little jokes alluding to the scheme, once again, claims new victims.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

Reporters manually checked a random 20% sample of the extracted claims and found no errors that affected the analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Before sponsors and a book deal, Bushby claims he was a "penniless backpacker" who relied on donations and even food discarded on roadsides to survive.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Proof, you see, that my claims in Manhattan and Brooklyn still hold.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The prosecution claimed Mr Mullins' injuries were caused by "dragging and crushing" rather than the impact of the crash itself.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Long after TV catchphrases became associated with hackneyed scripting, Picard unironically claimed a few of the best, including “make it so” and “engage,” delivering them each time with an air of aristocratic confidence.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

The plaintiffs in the Missouri case, Theresa Aretino, Cynthia Fernandez and Betty Larkin, claimed they developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma from using Roundup.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Saudi authorities haven’t confirmed the claimed strike or any damage to the facility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Nikita Khrushchev also claimed victory in the missile crisis.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

But many denizens of his home state hated the painting, claiming that Wood was mocking them with his figures’ egg-shaped heads and sour expressions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Online influencers have been marketing peptides in what they have called "stacks" for unproven uses, claiming they can be used as a quick way to help people look younger, heal or improve their skin.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

On Monday, a police technology watchdog group sued Park, claiming that her office refused to turn over information related to dozens of Flock devices in her district.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

“I think the greatest danger we have in this moment is being demoralized and being discouraged and not claiming our power — our vote is our power.”

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Many of the Japanese would scoop up or pluck the aromatic leaves and boil them and inhale the steam, claiming that it was good for colds; others felt that camphor steam could be harmful.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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