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complaining

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verb

present participle of complain

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The irony of the quintessential real estate expert buying a home in the flight path of an international airport, then complaining about the noise, is not lost on the rest of Palm Beach County. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 That first-round pick became Merriman (although, the Giants aren't complaining). Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025 The Buccaneers started complaining to the officials about fouls. Cj Moore, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 To the person complaining about fireworks, excellent example of police picking and choosing which laws to enforce. Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025 For a start, just a week ago, no one was complaining about Alexander-Arnold’s contribution to the 5-0 rout of West Ham. James Pearce, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 The relaxation of the angles of their wrist, the ability of them to open their chest and the distance between their scapulas, also like a lot of athletes come in complaining of upper back pain, neck pain, wrist pain, things like that, pressure on their hands. Josh Ross, Outside Online, 5 Jan. 2025 With some members complaining that Connecticut’s 8-30g statute is simply too powerful, Glastonbury’s town plan and zoning commission approved Morello Realty LLC’s plan for a 44-unit apartment complex that qualifies as affordable under the law. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025 Almost immediately after the measure’s unanimous adoption, majority Democrats in the House and Senate began complaining these caps on spending and borrowing and other savings mechanisms were too restrictive and badly in need of an adjustment. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025

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“Complaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complaining. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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