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beef, bitch, bleat, carp, fuss, grievance, gripe, grouch, grouse, grumble, holler, kvetch, lament, miserere, moan, murmur, plaint, squawk, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer
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But while the state was promoting an affirmative-action agenda, the human rights division also issued its first ruling on reinstating a white person who had lodged a complaint of racial discrimination. — Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, "Werner Kramarsky, 93, rights official and arts patron," 24 Aug. 2019 But while the state was promoting an affirmative-action agenda, the human rights division also issued its first ruling on reinstating a white person who had lodged a complaint of racial discrimination. — Sam Roberts, New York Times, "Werner Kramarsky, Rights Official and Arts Patron, Dies at 93," 24 Aug. 2019 But the spokesperson referred CNN Business to Trump's previous promises to explore all policy options to address complaints of social media bias. — Brian Fung, CNN, "Federal officials raise concerns about White House plan to police alleged social media censorship," 22 Aug. 2019 In Philadelphia, a branch of the Mayor’s Office of Labor looks into complaints of wage theft. — Alana Semuels, Time, "Low Wages, Sexual Harassment and Unreliable Tips. This Is Life in America’s Booming Service Industry," 22 Aug. 2019 In the weeks that followed his suspension, additional complaints of similar behavior came in to the archdiocese and prosecutors. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati.com, "Bond set at $5 million for Cincinnati priest accused of raping altar boy," 21 Aug. 2019 After Hole dropped out, UMG released a statement accusing the attorneys filing the complaint of rushing into litigation without first knowing exactly which client's archives were effected. — Claudia Rosenbaum, Billboard, "Universal Music Group: Original Masters for 'Many of the Artists' Named in Class Action Were Not Lost in Fire," 19 Aug. 2019 Assault: Hopkins Avenue Officers at 6:48 p.m. Aug. 1 arrested one adult male and one juvenile male for assault after receiving a complaint of four males fighting. — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com, "Police investigate burglaries: Lakewood Police Blotter," 18 Aug. 2019 The authorities seized 164m CFA francs ($280,000) from a subsidiary of Mercure based on the complaint of a company with an address, but little else. — The Economist, "Why many foreign companies are on the verge of leaving Gabon," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'complaint.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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