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appeals

  • plural
    of appeal.
    appeal
    noun
    an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
  • present tense form
    of appeal (3rd person singular).
    appeal
    noun
    an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.

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A California appeals court this week sided with the producers of the controversial “Quiet on Set” docuseries after years of legal strife with subject and ex-Nickelodeon TV producer Dan Schneider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Thomas has since had numerous applications and appeals rejected, and Tuesday marks the latest deadline for her to leave voluntarily.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Given the complexity and time-consuming nature of appeals, very few pursue it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Mistral also appeals to companies wary of exposing their data to US-based hyperscalers, since the AI models and their results remain in house.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

For years we'd been fearing what would happen when a sizable number of condemned prisoners exhausted their appeals.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson