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as in invoked
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as in prosecuted
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sued
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Poland has not invoked Article 5, but by calling for Article 4 consultations—only the eighth time in NATO’s history — Warsaw made clear this is more than a one-off incident.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
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Xi also invoked Panchsheel—the five principles of peaceful coexistence jointly enunciated by India and China in 1954—but Modi chose not to respond.—
Shyam Saran,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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The case was prosecuted in Dougherty County, where investigators believe the child was killed.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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If not for his prominence, he most certainly would have been prosecuted.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The agency released four photos and asked the public to report tips on the FBI website.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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He was asked if his injury has been limiting him.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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When the shot rang out, Nathalie tried to reach her daughter, but the melee of panicked runners forced her out a side gate.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The next day, Encarnacion hit a 442-foot homer in his second at-bat of the game, then injured his hamstring in his third at-bat as Encarnacion tried running out an infield single.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Reeling from the unprecedented incident, the UAE requested Stingers from Washington.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Asked Friday if city and state officials had requested a National Guard deployment -- or had formally signed off on it -- the White House didn't respond.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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Mobile check-in allows guests to bypass the lobby and go straight to their rooms using the hotel’s app, if desired.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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For example, one of my students, who had a background in finance, strongly desired to get a job in marketing.—
Harry Kraemer,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Police in Phoenix have detained a young man who allegedly vandalized a public memorial for Charlie Kirk, the conservative commentator killed last week at a university campus in Utah, media cited police as saying.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Another claim cited a 2018 post from Robinson’s mother’s Facebook, which showed the future alleged assassin dressed in an adidas tracksuit and squatting — a popular, apolitical meme that blew up in the 2010s, poking fun at Eastern Europeans.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Sued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sued. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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