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[kuhm-pleynt] / kəmˈpleɪnt /




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In its complaint, the state said investigators set up TikTok accounts posing as 13-, 14- and 15-year-olds in Alabama and switched on Restricted Mode.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

The message said her servicer would receive a file once a month with accounts to wipe out and that her servicer would notify her when her loan discharge was processed, according to the complaint.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The initial complaint, filed in May 2025, also included false imprisonment and conversion as causes of action, which are not included in the latest complaint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

But after becoming the musical-instrument retailer’s chief executive in 2023, he heard a common complaint from fellow musicians: Shopping there had become a drab experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Mom guessed it was because he had lodged his complaint about the property sale but she wasn’t certain.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

After the sandwich company was purchased by Blackstone in January 2025, customer complaints about declining quality and rising prices have dogged it ever since.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Most access was appropriate and linked to complaints, legal proceedings, and the coroner's inquest into his death.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Dozens of lawsuits, which include complaints by tribal nations’ governments, are moving through state and federal courts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

She submitted complaints about the issue, according to the suit, to the Better Business Bureau, her congressperson and the FSA’s ombudsman’s office, which is tasked with handling borrower complaints.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Well, if I hear any complaints, off they go at the next corner,” said the driver.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater




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