litany
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She had suffered a "substantial" miscarriage of justice, they said, alleging a litany of irregularities and the misuse of evidence during the trial.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Chip company Arm, Flutter and fintech Wise are among a litany of companies to ditch primary listings in London to move across the Atlantic in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The president started his speech with a litany of boasts.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
They have voiced a litany of complaints about the unfairness of El Chapo’s prosecution and requested that he be sent back to Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Through the tunnels of that island fortress came wind of a horror too great to speak aloud—a whispered litany that would take years to be fully disclosed to the world, and especially to me.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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The advanced age of many gangsters often becomes a factor at sentencing hearings, when bids for leniency tend to rely heavily on litanies of medications, impairments, illnesses and other ravages of time.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
Because these kinds of litanies are not rare, I get why actor, writer, and producer Issa Rae, the woman behind "Insecure" and "Rap Sh!t," is over it.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2023
Let those cramming for the wine exam recite such litanies of facts.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2020
Reports from the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia became litanies of broken records: Temperatures in the Arctic region of Arkhangelsk were a staggering 14.4 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in December.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2020
These are the kinds of litanies I use, to compose myself.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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