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sues

verb

present tense third-person singular of sue

as in asks

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Going forward, the audit asks the Legislature to amend state law to provide clear instruction that prohibits state workers from regularly teleworking outside of California.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
This is a film that asks something of the viewer that isn’t an intellectual effort so much as an invitation to inhabit a different relationship to time.

— Elissa Suh, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of asks

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For criminal charges to be filed, the case must be referred by police to the district attorney’s office, which prosecutes felonies, or the city attorney, which handles most misdemeanors.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The government continues to fiercely prosecutes its critics, barring Cubans who antagonize the communist regime from the pool of potential investors.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosecutes

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This isn’t one of those stories in which the protagonist desperately tries to convince everyone they’re being pursued by some kind of demon from beyond that no one else can see.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Part of how the show tries to earn it is through the entrances.

— Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tries

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The filing cites items that were seized from her home in a federal investigation with no assurance that they will be returned, as well as unauthorized people who gained access to her Los Angeles residence.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
This year, the State Department again cites Cubans fraudulently recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of cites

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Jaissle desires an on-field lieutenant in midfield who can provide a calm head and help guide and nurture the younger players around him.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Concerns should be raised honestly, and employees should cooperate in good faith, remembering that the new manager was hired for their experience and knowledge that the organization desires.

— Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of desires

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Homicide detective Sofia Karppi returns to work after the death of her husband and is immediately thrown into the middle of a perplexing murder case that implicates a massive clean energy company.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Unlike that movie, Naza implicates both the left and the right.

— Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

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