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complaint

[kuhm-pleynt] / kəmˈpleɪnt /




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He filed a complaint with the Department of Labor to try to get his job back.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Scott’s chief of staff filed an ethics complaint soon after, arguing the image and several social-media posts raised “serious questions” about Cumming’s objectivity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A month later, according to the complaint, Peng asked Sampath whether she should send him bank account information related to a company called DDManta.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Raman raised a similar complaint against Bass when the two debated before the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association on May 5.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“And when might that be?” squeaked the irate gnome, brandishing a notebook as though she were prepared to make a complaint of some kind.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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