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complaints

  • plural
    of complaint.
    complaint
    noun
    an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding.

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Camille Grand, a former assistant secretary-general of NATO, said that some complaints were exaggerated.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

In 2025, following multiple complaints that condo buildings’ master policies were either being cancelled or not renewed, Missouri’s Department of Commerce and Insurance told insurers to avoid doing so.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Among the people I spoke with, there wasn’t a single person who didn’t voice a wide variety of complaints about the country.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

He added that with winter approaching and because of the noise complaints, taking calls outside the office would no longer be an option.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Although Seven was technically the Town Uncle, she needed a lot of training before she could assume her duties and be the intermediary for animal affairs and complaints.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega