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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of file.

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  • The push for multiple valedictorians began years ago, prompted by concerns that high school had become too competitive -- so competitive that a few students seeking the title filed lawsuits.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Matt Johnston 2006

  • The push for multiple valedictorians began years ago, prompted by concerns that high school had become too competitive — so competitive that a few students seeking the title filed lawsuits.

    Defining Excellence Down 2006

  • The push for multiple valedictorians began years ago, prompted by concerns that high school had become too competitive -- so competitive that a few students seeking the title filed lawsuits.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Ann Althouse 2006

  • But late Tuesday, supporters of the name filed petitions demanding that the issue be put to a statewide vote.

    www.startribune.com 2012

  • The company that owns the label filed for bankruptcy at the end of February.

    unknown title 2009

  • The unraveling of Christian Lacroix began long before the label filed for bankruptcy in France in May.

    I want - I got 2009

  • But McClain filed court documents at the time that alleged Farmer planned to satisfy the $35,000 judgment to Emma by convincing the Kansas

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • Bristol Palin filed for full custody in November, but Johnston is seeking shared custody.

    Bristol Palin-Levi Johnston child custody fight goes public 2009

  • The number of estate tax returns even filed is only around 4.5% of deaths ...

    Economic Arguments, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • You will recall that Walpin filed two reports exposing gross misappropriation of federal AmeriCorps funds by a prominent Barack Obama supporter and was shortly thereafter fired by the White House.

    Ex-AG Gonzales lands Texas Tech job 2009

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