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[kuhm-playnt] / kəmˈpleɪnt /




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Bass said that when she toured police station houses after being elected, the number one complaint she heard was about the perception that lower-ranking officers are punished more severely than command staff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The constitutional court confirmed to AFP that it had received a legal complaint about the law and a decision is expected in the first half of 2027.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The complaint alleges Alfozan wanted to record what was being said behind those closed doors on an encrypted device wrapped in toilet paper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Alfozan had no authority to access or be involved with meetings in the room, the complaint states.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

In 1929, an agent resigned with the complaint that Hoover’s initiatives were “directed against the personnel rather than against the criminal.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Four people died on Indonesia's Java island fighting the blazes that have been sending toxic smoke across southeast Asia, closing schools and fuelling a surge of respiratory complaints in the region, authorities said Friday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Without a scheme in place, the FCA has estimated that up to 19 million complaints would need to be handled individually, taking three years and costing lenders £6bn more.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, social-media complaints about prices fell to around 1.5% in the third quarter from between 4% and 5% in the first three months of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Employees shouldn’t have to manufacture delight on demand while working short-staffed shifts for inadequate pay, fielding customer complaints about things outside their control.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Aunt Kitty just blinked, letting my complaints tangle around me like a sticky cobweb.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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