1
: an act or instance of using a file
2
: a fragment rubbed off in filing
iron filings
1
: an act or instance of filing something
2
: a document filed
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JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Nevada lawyers wrote in an April 4 filing, which came well before the company’s valuation ballooned into the billions this summer.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Corley did describe in court filings other results of a preliminary review of state data.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Her annual base salary is being bumped up to $875,000 from $725,000, though the amount of her annual bonus and equity award are remaining unchanged, the filing noted.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The district court shall hear and determine such matters immediately after the filing of such application.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Nevada lawyers wrote in an April 4 filing, which came well before the company’s valuation ballooned into the billions this summer.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Corley did describe in court filings other results of a preliminary review of state data.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Her annual base salary is being bumped up to $875,000 from $725,000, though the amount of her annual bonus and equity award are remaining unchanged, the filing noted.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for filing
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filing. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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