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complain

[kuhm-pleyn] / kəmˈpleɪn /


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Complain about handballs and offsides given with VAR, then complain when VAR isn't there to give handballs and offsides.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

Complain to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and to your state attorney general’s consumer fraud office, Ms. Gittleman advised.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2023

Complain, because, she writes, "Complaints are how we let people know what we need and how to meet our needs."

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2022

After all, it’s what they do: Complain incessantly about the poor level of public services, while taking steps to make them even poorer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2022

“I try to maximize my rest so that I can be at my best for my education, and what does she do? Complain, complain, complain.”

From "George" by Alex Gino




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