claimed

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If he claimed that you never lose money, he’s probably talking about either fixed-rate annuities or fixed-indexed annuities, which are often marketed with this kind of “you can’t go wrong” sales pitch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

She claimed the development would cause "real and acknowledged harm" to the landscape and blur the distinction between Llantwit Major and Llanmaes.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Mary doesn’t know her biological father, but she was claimed by a Pomo head man and raised by one of his girlfriends, a loyal if embittered woman named Saturnina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Cipriani claimed Shell turned to him for protection against potential bad publicity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

One of their horses had fallen, he claimed, throwing the rider and breaking his leg.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson