1
: an act or instance of using a file
2
: a fragment rubbed off in filing
iron filings
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: an act or instance of filing something
2
: a document filed
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Federal judges have ruled against the administration more than 40 times, issuing temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, the Justice Department said Friday in a Supreme Court filing.
—Time, 29 Mar. 2025
The background of the conflict — primarily from the perspective of prosecutors — is laid out in filings with the 4th District Court of Appeal.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
But Ozturk had already been taken outside Massachusetts when federal officials got the court’s order, government attorney Mark Sauter said in a court filing Thursday morning.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Wisconsin might be accused of violating the First Amendment by treating that hospital more favorably than a comparable secular one, Kaul wrote in a filing.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Federal judges have ruled against the administration more than 40 times, issuing temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, the Justice Department said Friday in a Supreme Court filing.
—Time, 29 Mar. 2025
The background of the conflict — primarily from the perspective of prosecutors — is laid out in filings with the 4th District Court of Appeal.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
But Ozturk had already been taken outside Massachusetts when federal officials got the court’s order, government attorney Mark Sauter said in a court filing Thursday morning.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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