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cross actions

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plural of cross action

as in cross-claims

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Noun

Depp won that case in 2022, though the jury also ruled in favor of one of Heard’s counterclaims.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026
The counterclaims, obtained by TMZ, said the couple paid West $60,000 during the pregnancy under an agreement that addressed termination.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of counterclaims

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In others, his accounts bought the debt after the federal government had executed regulatory or funding actions involving the very same borrower or project.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Within this region are two major neural pathways, known as the direct and indirect pathways, which appear to exert opposing influences over which actions are expressed.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of actions

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While hair thinning and shedding can be distressing, determining the underlying causes can help slow down, stop or even reverse certain types of hair loss.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
In forensic parlance, a diagnosis of exclusion is one reached by ruling out other plausible causes; drowning can be challenging to prove, because often there’s no telltale sign that one occurred.

— Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of causes

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An aldermanic office should know which streets generate recurring complaints, whether resurfacing is needed and how those streets are being prioritized for capital improvements.

— Vince Fattore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Ambulances won’t come to the neighborhood anymore, and the city doesn’t respond to complaints about the polluted water for days, maybe weeks.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of complaints

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According to Faxon, the next step in the claim proceedings will continue to center around the argument made by the Attorney General’s Office.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Sam Levy’s editing likewise darts associatively between these moods, seemingly letting sense memory shape the chronology of proceedings.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

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