court
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A handful of companies, seeking to resolve pending lawsuits over hacks that compromised personal, medical or financial data, are waiting for court approval of proposed settlements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
For a lawsuit to go forward under the Child Victims Act, two declarations must be filed under seal to the court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
A French court has for the first time recognised cosmic radiation as a factor in the breast cancer of a long-serving flight attendant.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Lainault's lawyer, Elisabeth Leroux, said the court decision sets a legal precedent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The village court, disturbed in the middle of trying a man accused of short-weighting a pound of fish, froze in shock.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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In the event of the parents’ death, the courts would still need to approve the guardian.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
One recent day, new tennis courts at an East Palestine park that Norfolk Southern renovated at a cost of $25 million stood empty as the sky threatened rain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
If the courts don’t stop Pike’s execution, the public should urge Gov. Bill Lee to spare her life.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Hoskins said in an interview that the rulings reflected differences of opinion over what constitutes fair and accurate language, noting that the appellate courts had also sometimes rejected revisions made or approved by lower courts.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
And these are the flatterers, of which the courts are full.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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The rich complained, but mayors from Rudy Giuliani to de Blasio courted the city’s most successful to help keep the city in the black.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Zidane has long been courted to become France manager and was first linked with the job after the team was knocked out of the 2010 World Cup in the group stage.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
After LeBron James said he was leaving the Lakers, the 22-time NBA All-Star was courted by many teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He also courted strong and straight — and unavailable — alpha men to whom he appeared happy to play the beta role of political ingénue.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
We courted death in order to call ourselves brave, and hid like thieves from life.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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Clark, an inveterate trash-talker and hyper-competitive athlete, has seemed completely uninterested in courting controversy away from the hardwood.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Insiders have told BBC Sport that Spurs knew they had to be both aggressive and quick, with the first quality likely extending to fees, wages and De Zerbi's personal involvement in courting players.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Long before the Supreme Court handed down the landmark Obergefell ruling on equal marriage in 2015, activists were canvassing door to door, courting any lawmaker who would listen, and losing at the local level—a lot.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
I’m looking for a man who sees the value of courting a woman in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Because of the small population, die old courting rituals had nearly ceased.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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