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sues (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of sue (for)
as in requests
to make a request for after another devastating attack, the nation sued for peace

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  1. requests
  2. seeks
Verb
  • Public records requests the Trib filed with DCF for this article remain pending.
    — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Public records requests the Trib filed with DCF for this story remain pending.
    — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of requests
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  • The investment comes as Helix seeks to address growing competition in the AI infrastructure market by targeting both data center deployment and the underlying power infrastructure needed to support it.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • That deal seeks to temporarily manage shipping traffic on what was seen as an international waterway before the war.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of seeks
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“Sues (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sues%20%28for%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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