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[fahyl] / faɪl /






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The number of Americans who file for bankruptcy is growing.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

The district attorney’s office hopes to file criminal fraud charges by the end of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The imbalance prompted Nevada to file a lawsuit on Monday.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Flores and his attorney allege the case was further retaliation for his decision to file a lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

His bulky frame hunched over as he scanned her file.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Gonzalez later filed a report with the San Bernardino Police Department over the theft and the run-in at his restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

We wanted to see whether those who had filed for bankruptcy really got out of their financial hole.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

The Indian renewables subsidiary filed for an India IPO which could raise up to 37.50 billion rupees, with proceeds earmarked for debt repayment, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The lawsuit was originally filed in 2023 by 29 US states, alleging Meta deliberately designed its platforms to be addictive and lied about risks.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

So they stood at the edge of the woods while all the other kids filed past.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

It is common practice for the state to consider aligning its tax code with the federal structure to make filing taxes easier and administering them more cheaply.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

This is longer than those 10 years that the bankruptcy filing stays on your credit report.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

AbbVie protected its blockbuster drug Humira by filing more than 100 patents in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Nvidia’s various hyperscaler customers altogether drove $49 billion of its $89 billion in data-center revenue in the latest quarter, according to the company’s 10-Q filing.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

The stream of refugees filing past was thinning.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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