claiming

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Fifa has referenced the spending power of US consumers and talked up the demand, claiming more than five million tickets have been bought, and that the event would be sold out.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Kotlikoff fears the early claiming decision the most.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

And within months of returning to office in 2025, he was already claiming that he had ended eight wars.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Hardly a week passes now without Beijing’s disciplinary apparatus claiming another senior official—military commanders, civilian bureaucrats, retired provincial party bosses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

All she knew was that the thought of someone else claiming her child was unbearable.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng