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Recent Examples of litigation
While litigation unfolds, people in prisons without air conditioning continue to endure the effects of extreme heat, which is often exacerbated by building materials that trap heat and humidity.
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Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The denial of the application is not a ruling on the merits of the legal issues presented in the litigation.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Spokespeople for all three defendants declined to comment on pending litigation.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Cook denies wrongdoing and continues to serve on the board while the litigation continues.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The denial of the application is not a ruling on the merits of the legal issues presented in the litigation.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Spokespeople for all three defendants declined to comment on pending litigation.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Cook denies wrongdoing and continues to serve on the board while the litigation continues.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litigation
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Possible candidates for Grundyson’s replacement include Deputy Chief Laura Ragusa, who has a lawsuit pending against the city, and Deputy Chief James Dean.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Smythson’s Portobello notebook—famously toted by Gwyneth Paltrow during her victorious lawsuit defense—also appears in this helpful planner iteration with a week-to-view layout.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bolsonaro’s defense argued that planning a coup is not the execution of a coup and alleged that Justice Moraes, who led the proceedings, was biased against their client.—
Adriana Carranca,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Call My Agent The Movie – or Dix Pour Cent Le Film to give it its French title – picks up proceedings five years after the agency has closed.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Posing next to Colman Domingo and Salma Hayek Pinault (who wore an elegant black Balenciaga suit dress), Moore’s glitzy look shone.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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That suit came days after a federal judge blocked the administration from deploying the National Guard in Los Angeles.—
Martha McHardy
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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And while those enforcement actions have not yet translated into criminal cases or fines against the employers, the raids themselves in some cases significantly disrupted business operations.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The story that actually led me to them was when Bishop Tony Caldwell made a call to action, saying that community members were trying to report Black women missing and they were being ignored or dismissed.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Litigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litigation. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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