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complaint

[kuhm-playnt] / kəmˈpleɪnt /




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Ana Teresa Dahan, the executive director of Thrive LA, called the complaint “false and absurd” and added that the organization’s ad spending has been properly disclosed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

It was easy for them to take you for granted because you did so willingly and without complaint.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

Earlier this year the nonprofit Washingtonians for Ethical Government, which describes itself as a “joint effort between activists and attorneys,” filed a complaint against a political-action committee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

"We demand that a proper investigation be conducted and legal action be taken against Jason Samuel and his accomplices, who spread defamation on social media and caused mental distress through cyberbullying," his complaint states.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The suffragists received letters of complaint, as well as the occasional expression of gratitude, sometimes with a donation enclosed.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

In response to complaints of speeding, he said, Raman’s office helped get four speed tables — a flatter, wider version of speed bumps — installed in the intersection near his business last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Eventually, the complaints became sufficiently widespread that Instacart did what corporations increasingly do when confronted with an inconvenient internet phenomenon: It made the phenomenon into an advertisement.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

At his initiative, residents have filed two complaints in Sri Lankan courts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

This week, Airbnb announced a new “house rules” policy that drew raves from travelers and complaints from some hosts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Although Seven was technically the Town Uncle, she needed a lot of training before she could assume her duties and be the intermediary for animal affairs and complaints.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega


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