refile
verb
re·file
(ˌ)rē-ˈfī(-ə)l 
refiled; refiling
: to file (something) again
refile a case in a lower court
refiling misfiled documents
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That allowed attorneys representing Lyons’ family to refile their complaint alleging Charter — the parent company of Spectrum News 13, an Orlando Sentinel news partner — failed to protect Lyons the day he was sent to cover the killing of 38-year-old Natacha Augustin in Pine Hills.
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Clarke also dismissed the $29-million lawsuit, which arose from a ferocious dispute among the sibling heirs to an Oregon winery fortune, with prejudice, so it can’t be refiled.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Bonta plans to refile the case in state court.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
He's now refiled it in a lower court.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Clarke also dismissed the $29-million lawsuit, which arose from a ferocious dispute among the sibling heirs to an Oregon winery fortune, with prejudice, so it can’t be refiled.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Bonta plans to refile the case in state court.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
He's now refiled it in a lower court.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Refile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refile. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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