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[fahyl] / faɪl /






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Even if she could now find a lawyer, her window to file a lawsuit has expired because state and federal laws require they be brought within five years.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Wednesday is the deadline to file tax returns and pay any taxes due for 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Looking at ChatGPT’s file on me felt like snooping through something I wasn’t supposed to, like a therapist’s notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

They were said to have narrowed some but not all of the gaps, at least on the nuclear file, where Iran offered new concessions including the dilution of its highly enriched uranium.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In his hand is the boy’s file, inside of which is the letter I dictated to Etta.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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