1
: an act or instance of using a file
2
: a fragment rubbed off in filing
iron filings
1
: an act or instance of filing something
2
: a document filed
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
The filing also showed UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty's total compensation for 2024 was $26.3 million, compared with $23.5 million a year ago.
—Sriparna Roy, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Plaintiffs seek to represent a class of persons preliminarily defined as: All owners-occupants and renters of residential property from three years of the filing of the complaint to the present who are situated within a 3-mile radius of the landfill, according to the lawsuit.
—Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025
His attorneys also claimed in a new filing that the government is rebuffing a judge’s order to share information on the case.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Leonard agreed to testify as an expert witness, and warned in the filing that the Trump administration's blanket suspension of clearances held by Perkins Coie employees was reminiscent of programs from the 1950s, including during the Red Scare.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
The filing also showed UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty's total compensation for 2024 was $26.3 million, compared with $23.5 million a year ago.
—Sriparna Roy, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Plaintiffs seek to represent a class of persons preliminarily defined as: All owners-occupants and renters of residential property from three years of the filing of the complaint to the present who are situated within a 3-mile radius of the landfill, according to the lawsuit.
—Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025
His attorneys also claimed in a new filing that the government is rebuffing a judge’s order to share information on the case.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filing. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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