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complaint

[kuhm-pleynt] / kəmˈpleɪnt /




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After De Niro’s trust lodged its complaint, the town conducted another inspection, one that resulted in its assessment being raised to $9 million.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

In a complaint, the agency said advertisers lost over $20 billion as a result of the practice, which began in 2018, and consumers paid higher prices as a result.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

"Based on numerous internal documents describing its 'hidden' 'surcharges,' Amazon's scheme has likely illegally extracted over 20 billion dollars from its unwitting advertising customers," the complaint says.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

But in practice, the complaint alleges, Amazon has charged its Sponsored Products advertisers their own winning bid close to 80% of the time.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

But if there was one thing Penelope had learned from her headmistress, it was that worry, self-pity, and complaint were not how a Swanburne girl got through the day.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

The county’s investigation included looking at complaints that Chen’s group and others had collected, as well as hundreds of other documents from State Farm policyholders.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

He filed complaints with authorities under the former Republic and "tried so hard" to get justice, but "no one listened".

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Recently, the bureau announced it would no longer include narratives in consumer complaints that appear in the CFPB’s public database.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

As SCiLL launched, professors took complaints to the media.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

She cooked his meals and absorbed his barrage of complaints and said nothing in her own defense.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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