complaint
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Overall, the complaint paints a picture of a system sowing confusion and unease for nurses, teachers and other borrowers, many of whom have been working in public-service jobs and paying their loans for years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
In a filing after midnight, the Justice Department sought to add the charge through what it called a superseding criminal complaint, without the typical review and signature of a judge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Weber decided to subject Ms. Burch to the litigation because she felt that by damaging the mother of Mr. Taylor’s child, she would damage Mr. Taylor,” the anchor alleged in her complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
Other prisoners had advised him to take action and file a federal complaint, since he couldn't legally be held on death row.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told AFP Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Running its own data centers would put Nvidia in competition with its biggest customers "and that might also trigger a whole bunch of antitrust complaints," Cusumano added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
In the current protest wave, placards and chants mainly take aim at education grievances, social inequalities and the rising cost of living – though each country also comes with its own unique set of complaints.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police complaints watchdog over its handling of a letter with allegations against Thomas Markle, which was handed to his daughter, the Duchess of Sussex, in 2019.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The attack on the church began in earnest in 1517, when a constipated German monk nailed a list of complaints to the door of the church in Wittenberg.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing complaint
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 15
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