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[kuhm-playnt] / kəmˈpleɪnt /




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The Daily Telegraph reported that an internal investigation had been opened the previous year after a complaint was made by a junior member of staff about his behaviour.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Though the demand has no legal basis, Nvidia assented without complaint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The latest filing comes after a judge limited the scope of their previous complaint at the end of October, for a case that was filed in Delaware in 2025.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

The complaint alleges that Suno built its “entire business model based on copyright infringement at a scale heretofore unseen.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

They sounded cross and loud and full of complaint.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

The company’s stock fell nearly 40% after complaints that its oat bars posed a potential choking hazard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

The incident sparked criticism from politicians and a record number of complaints were also received by the BBC.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

A spokeswoman for the company said that it had promptly investigated the complaints earlier this year, identified the root cause and immediately resolved it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Davide Tamburella was fired from the now-closed La Costa restaurant in May, a fortnight after a meeting with management who had a string of complaints about the chef's behaviour.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Despite their complaints, the twins are now transfixed by the ice cutters singing on the TV, so I tiptoe upstairs.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller


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