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cross actions

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plural of cross action

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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

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The demonstrations have also raised questions about whether Islamist groups and pro-Palestinian activists are seeking to use the unrest to advance broader ideological causes.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
She was criticized for doing so, though not universally; some Black Democrats, including Cleaver, stood by her, pointing to her history of fighting for causes that matter to Black communities.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

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But their complaints come as Lecornu's government seeks to rein in public spending to appease skittish bond markets, which have punished France more harshly than many of its peers this year, amid a global bond market rout.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Once on the road, the data could be used to detect issues and to improve the driving experience, without needing to wait for complaints or returns.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of complaints

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The court proceedings lasted nearly a year, from November 1945 to October 1946, in Nuremberg, the city where the race laws of 1935 were established, which led to the Holocaust.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
In Ukraine, the prosecutor general's office told NPR that national police are still conducting a pretrial investigation into the deaths of Kuvshynova and Zakrzewski in advance of possible criminal proceedings against Russian forces.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

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