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cross action

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as in litigation

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Recent Examples of cross action Shurmur’s system leans on passing concepts that make his receivers work together—pick plays and crossing action—rather than in isolation routes on the outside. — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 10 Jan. 2018

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Seamus Hughes of Court Watch, an excellent site that tracks federal litigation, reported Monday that since the start of this administration, 169 people have been charged federally with illegally registering or voting.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
In 2004, the Cubs settled litigation with rooftop businesses, including Wrigley View Rooftop, through agreements that allowed the businesses to sell rooftop access in exchange for payments to the Cubs.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of litigation

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Shortly before midnight Monday and about six hours after Butchko Sanchez issued her order disqualifying him, Desulme filed his counterclaim seeking to disqualify Morgan, reopen the qualifying period and have a special election in December.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
The Canada partners’ counterclaim was discontinued earlier this year.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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As my colleague Clare Malone has reported in this magazine, Weiss first came to public attention in college, as a consequence of her support for Israel and consistent denigrations of the Palestinian cause.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
The cause of the blaze remains unclear, but a large number of patients have been taken to the hospital.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

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