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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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In a filing to a federal district judge in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Musk's lawyers said that the giveaway was across several states and that the case should be in federal court, not in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The new filing is the latest development in a yearslong case since PETA first entered its legal battle with the Missouri Primate Foundation, having initially sued over concerns about the living conditions of chimpanzees housed there.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Net profit rose to 11.6 billion yuan ($1.63 billion) in the July-September quarter, the company said in a stock exchange filing.
—Reuters, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, Maine has the third-lowest non-business bankruptcy filings per capita.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In a filing to a federal district judge in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Musk's lawyers said that the giveaway was across several states and that the case should be in federal court, not in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The new filing is the latest development in a yearslong case since PETA first entered its legal battle with the Missouri Primate Foundation, having initially sued over concerns about the living conditions of chimpanzees housed there.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Net profit rose to 11.6 billion yuan ($1.63 billion) in the July-September quarter, the company said in a stock exchange filing.
—Reuters, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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