court
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Lawyers for the Justice Department said in a court filing that Beatty has been a “troublemaking appointment” on the Kennedy Center board “from the beginning of her tenure!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
However, that decision was catastrophically undermined by incorrect information, missing records and an extraordinary refusal to reconsider it when the court provided an opportunity to do so.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
In 2020, McClatchy went to court to restructure its finances, arguing it couldn’t meet its debt payments and pension obligations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
A federal court ordered LibGen to shut down in 2015 and academic publisher Elsevier received a $15 million judgment against the site in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
A military tribunal differs from civilian court in several ways.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
For anyone disappointed that the courts have apparently closed the book on whether a Reese’s pumpkin needs a face, the dispute may not be over yet.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Their mother searched for her 20-year-old daughters everywhere, begging staff at hospitals, in courts and outside prisons for information about them, to no avail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
A right of way has now been established, while the council has been ordered by the courts to pay £50,000 costs and to ensure her access is not impeded again.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“If he is innocent or not, the courts decided he was guilty a long time ago,” he wrote.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
I consider wandering over to the basketball courts, but that would be a bad plan.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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It is not the first time Dean has courted controversy for his media statements.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Zidane has long been courted to become France manager and was first linked with the job after the team was knocked out of the 2010 World Cup in the group stage.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Polls show declining support among young evangelical Christians, a group that Netanyahu has heavily courted over the years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
A neurologist named Leonard Schleifer courted him for more than a year to team up on a biotech venture that Schleifer was starting in a one-bedroom apartment at Cornell University’s medical resident housing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Langley’s personnel officer, Melvin Butler, courted Williams energetically by phone, trying to convince him to accept the laboratory’s offer.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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When it comes to courting the EU, Canada appears to some to be even keener than one of the bloc's closest neighbours.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
There is a long history of outside nations courting Pacific island states for diplomatic clout.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Garcetti was already courting Lucas and Hobson, and initially proposed that the museum replace the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
And short of guaranteeing that someone gets slapped across the face every year, count on the Oscars to try to regain its distinction while courting viewers however possible.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Claude’s been courting me,” Mrs. Reilly said defiantly.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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