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grievance

[gree-vuhns] / ˈgri vəns /


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Should my friend file a grievance with the State Bar of Texas?

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Days later, Attiah, who was represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild and Democracy Defenders Fund, filed a grievance saying she was wrongfully terminated.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Despite raising concerns and using the employer's grievance process, her agreed working pattern was not permanently restored.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

That if you are loud enough, and your engine is big enough, and your grievance is hot enough, that is the same thing as being a man.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Stannis Baratheon with a grievance was like a mastiff with a bone; he gnawed it down to splinters.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

He has opened up on his past troubles, present grievances, and at times promoted the virtues of crypto.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, Menin took her grievances public, posting her letter to X.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Northern Ireland's five largest teaching unions have voted to strike if the Department of Education does not address grievances over workload.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

This was another key request from players, some of who limited media appearances at the French Open and Wimbledon to 15 minutes to highlight their grievances.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The friendship of Saruman and the power of Orthanc cannot be lightly thrown aside, whatever grievances, real or fancied, may lie behind.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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