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complaint

[kuhm-pleynt] / kəmˈpleɪnt /




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“Call the NYPD, call 911 and make that complaint report.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Workers also requested unarmed security guards and a safer store design, including barriers and locked doors, according to the Cal/OSHA complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Thomas Nayla, who coordinated the complaint against FedEx, called for a "total embargo" on the delivery of military components from the French side.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Lawyers for MacInnes have said she made no complaint to Wilson about the bath incident but that Wilson later used it as "leverage" in a dispute with producers about the film's budget and contracts.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

“This complaint is universal, and stronger than you in Chicago are aware of, I am sure,” he told Burnham.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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