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appeal

[uh-peel] / əˈpil /






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A Norwegian appeal court has rejected a request by Marius Borg Høiby to be released from custody because of his mother's serious illness, ahead of a verdict in a rape trial.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

And I get its appeal, especially for travelers looking for more than the same-old lounge setup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“Gold’s safe-haven appeal tends to perform best during a financial crisis or growth shock…periods when central banks cut rates, real yields fall and the dollar weakens,” Hansen said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

"Everton believes the panel's ruling misrepresents the clear evidence presented by its legal representatives and that an appeal will be successful."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

After the fact, eyewitness testimony became a form of virtual witnessing, hence Boyle’s insistence that he did not appeal ‘to other Writers as to Judges, but as to Witnesses’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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