claim
verb (used with object)
to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due.
claiming
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present participleof claim.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It began with small accounts on social media speculating or claiming that Talarico was out not because he was physically ill but because he was mentally ill.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
If you can no longer work, you may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance, which pays your full retirement age benefit without reductions that come from claiming early.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Two restaurants display signs claiming to have served Robert Francis Prevost.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Tenenbaum was giving evidence during proceedings taken against Abramovich by a company owned by another Russian billionaire, who was claiming the oil fields had been stolen from him and other investors.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
From what I can see, it looks like the document is claiming that Dr.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
