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Recent Examples of appealed
Gilbert appealed Wilson’s ruling; however, in December 2024, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel turned down Gilbert’s appeal, per Courthouse News Service.
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Oct. 2025
The White House appealed to the Supreme Court, and now the high court has agreed to examine the appeal.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Oct. 2025
The White House appealed to the Supreme Court, and now the high court has agreed to examine the appeal.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appealed
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State officials also cited a government code that protects names of superintendent applicants from public release.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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The original bill had been strongly opposed by insurance company officials who cited statistics about accidents and fatalities involving the youngest drivers.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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Where ancient midwives had summoned divine assistance by uttering incantations, medieval maternity caregivers called upon saintly mothers by reciting rhythmical charms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Maria’s brothers, with their perpetual runny noses, are summoned with a sniffly wipe.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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One person pointed to Dan Caldwell, a former top adviser to War Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, who was fired last year after his involvement in the Signalgate scandal and later accused of leaking information to reporters.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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Trump had also accused NATO allies of cowardice over their reluctance to help open the strait.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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Austin Lynch, 18, was arraigned Friday for conspiracy in the fourth degree, the Suffolk County district attorney said.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Boston 25 reported that 33-year-old Officer Nicholas O’Malley of Randolph, Massachusetts, was charged with manslaughter and arraigned in Roxbury District Court on Thursday afternoon.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Petro criticized delays in efforts to modernize the country’s military fleet.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Modernizing the military Colombian President Gustavo Petro, in the twilight of his administration, on March 23 criticized bureaucratic obstacles for delaying his plans to modernize the military.—
Luis Jaime Acosta,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Ukrainian officials have blamed the damage on Russian drone attacks.—
LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Another witness told police that Nicholas was angry with Richardson over a car accident for which the suspect blamed the victim.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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Two days after the alleged stabbing, all scheduled dates to provide food on the Meal Train calendar were already booked.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Jamie Dornan is set to host on March 21, with Riz Ahmed booked for April 4.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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While the transactions were below the $10,000 limit to trigger an alert to the Treasury Department, a report by New York State’s Department of Financial Services faulted Deutsche Bank for ignoring red flags about Epstein’s bank accounts.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Cuban officials have previously attributed them to US economic sanctions, though critics have also faulted a lack of investment in the island’s ailing generation system.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Appealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appealed. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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