claimed

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His picture, it is claimed, included the handwritten note: "Your beauty was my early inspiration for Neytiri. Too bad you were shooting another movie. Next time."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

An elite dinghy racer in his youth, he gave the Cup a whirl in 1974 on Mariner, a vessel he claimed would be an innovative breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The accident, which claimed a total of 157 lives, led to 155 civil lawsuits filed by relatives of the victims.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

She claimed that Pratt and Bass were teaming up against her — an unlikely scenario that drew laughs from the audience.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

They claimed that the weight would damage the pipes that carry water under the streets.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman