claiming

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Enfield Council sought to evict Toby Carvery over what it described as serious breaches of its lease, claiming the tree was felled without the council's knowledge or consent.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Oh, and while Wall Street is claiming the stock is worth $135 a share, as recently as last October it was being valued internally at $42.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 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

Now, thanks to Bertillon, the police could determine if a man claiming to be John Reynolds was actually Jack the Ripper.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day