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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Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Kehoe’s motion does not explain why his office wanted to close the case and Brad Bondi’s filing does not provide details on the materials that may have led federal prosecutors to stop their pursuit of an indictment against Amesty.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
In its bankruptcy filing, Claire’s listed between $1 billion and $10 billion in both assets and debt, the Guardian reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Between 2014 and 2023, Chinese inventors filed over 38,000 generative AI patent families—six times more than their U.S. counterparts—accounting for nearly 70% of such filings globally, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
—Time, 6 Aug. 2025
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Completion is subject to several customary conditions, including final approval by Resideo’s Board of Directors, the filing and effectiveness of a Form 10 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Kehoe’s motion does not explain why his office wanted to close the case and Brad Bondi’s filing does not provide details on the materials that may have led federal prosecutors to stop their pursuit of an indictment against Amesty.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
In its bankruptcy filing, Claire’s listed between $1 billion and $10 billion in both assets and debt, the Guardian reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Between 2014 and 2023, Chinese inventors filed over 38,000 generative AI patent families—six times more than their U.S. counterparts—accounting for nearly 70% of such filings globally, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
—Time, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filing. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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