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sued (for)

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past tense of sue (for)

as in sought

to make a request for after another devastating attack, the nation sued for peace

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The Pentagon has since sought to speed up the process through streamlined reviews and a surge of medical personnel, including Army Reservists sent to help staff screening clinics.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Most notably, the retro basketball model received a remastered Air Force 1 ’01 build which sought to replicate the look and feel of the sneaker’s 2001 build, a version beloved by purists.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026

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Godoy said new testimony had helped establish that Aguirre not only requested the footage, but had ordered its destruction.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
She initially was sidelined while recovering from a physical injury, then requested a mental health leave of absence.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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