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complaint

[kuhm-playnt] / kəmˈpleɪnt /




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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

Authentic Brands alleges in its legal complaint that Anthropic "has built its entire business model based on copyright infringement at a scale never seen before", according to the court filing seen by the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Following an altercation between players from both sides, shortly before the end of the match in Azerbaijan on Monday, an England player approached his bench and made a complaint to coaching staff.

From BBC ● 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

They sounded cross and loud and full of complaint.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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 his letter, the pensions minister said people who had already been impacted by avoidable delays and been taxed as a result could seek compensation through the pension scheme's complaints process and the Pensions Ombudsman.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

A Labour MP has said sorry in the House of Commons following complaints over his behaviour towards a female member of staff.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The move comes as complaints about unusually pricey utility bills have spread widely on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Just as important, two-officer teams are more likely to have complaints filed against them.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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