Thesaurus results for LITIGATION

litigation

noun

Definition of litigation

as in lawsuit

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Recent Examples of litigation The Planning Department declined to elaborate further because of pending litigation. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 The judgment leaves open the possibility that litigation against Rodríguez could continue separately. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 The only remaining litigation revolved around her motion to be rewarded all compensatory damages provided under a California law that aims to protect those who file harassment complaints from retaliatory defamation suits. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 14 July 2026 According to her attorneys, the litigation involved more than 7,000 documents produced by Lively, along with tens of thousands more from the Wayfarer parties and third parties. — Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for litigation

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The lawsuit recruiters came to their town bearing gifts, several residents told The Times.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Justin Brookman, a director of technology policy at Consumer Reports, does not see a flood of lawsuits following if the bill passes.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026

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The proceedings were frequently bogged down by arguments over whether certain exhibits could be admitted into evidence and publicly broadcast via a camera in the courtroom.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Those proceedings were finalized before a public auction was to take place on June 6.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

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The Sacramento Homeless Union, a local of the California Homeless Union, represents 4,600 homeless, formerly homeless and marginally-housed people in the Sacramento area, the suit said.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Rather than a custom Chrome Hearts leather suit, this time, te look seemed like a real retro deal.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026

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One of the corrective actions involves modifying the engine startup sequence on the Super Heavy booster during its flip maneuver after separating from the Starship upper stage a few minutes after liftoff.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
The sisters’ collective upper limb development also suggests high-intensity, repetitive actions like holding a heavy weapon or pulling a bowstring.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026

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