refile
verb
re·file
(ˌ)rē-ˈfī(-ə)l 
refiled; refiling
: to file (something) again
refile a case in a lower court
refiling misfiled documents
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The day the lawsuit was refiled, Jay-Z’s management company, Roc Nation, posted a lengthy statement on X casting doubt on the claims and alleging that Buzbee sent his lawyer a blackmail attempt.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2025
Mayor Michelle Wu refiled her property tax bill Monday, this time with a backup plan, weeks after a Boston lawmaker killed the proposal in the Massachusetts Senate.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
In June, Musk withdrew the original complaint filed in a San Francisco state court and later refiled in federal court.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit, which was initially filed in Texas this October and only named Combs, was refiled in New York.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2025
Mayor Michelle Wu refiled her property tax bill Monday, this time with a backup plan, weeks after a Boston lawmaker killed the proposal in the Massachusetts Senate.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
In June, Musk withdrew the original complaint filed in a San Francisco state court and later refiled in federal court.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit, which was initially filed in Texas this October and only named Combs, was refiled in New York.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Refile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refile. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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