complaint
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Is there a regulator or complaint process that actually has teeth, rather than simply generating a case number?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
According to Dylan’s complaint, Scott and other Lakers players were on campus for the filming of an instructional basketball video in the school gym.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
One complaint: The Rams revised their uniforms and appear to have kept those shiny, rubbery appliqués that make the jerseys look like last-minute Halloween costumes from Walgreens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Although the complaint to the Ombudsman's Office was initially closed, a fresh investigation was started after further correspondence from the complainant.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
"I saw the queues, the shortages, the filthiness of public lavatories, the bureaucracy, the corruption, the red tape, the rudeness of officials, the impossibility of obtaining redress when one had a complaint," he remembered.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
I spoke to Miranda on the front porch of her home, and she said she had filed multiple complaints about the nuisance property over a five-year period.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The building was storing millions of pounds of fresh and frozen food such as meat, bread and seafood that rotted after the blaze, prompting complaints, citations and lawsuits over foul odors and pests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Most of these complaints are likely related to normal aging.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Hot warehouses and delivery trucks, heavy lifting, and no time off for family issues are some of the complaints voiced by workers at UPS and Amazon.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mami couldn’t go to work for a couple of weeks, and we had to live with her bad temper and complaints.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Vocabulary lists containing complaint
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 15
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