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Peter Murrell resigned just after his wife left office, after admitting that the party had been claiming to have 100,000 members when membership had plunged to 70,000.

From Washington Times • Apr. 12, 2023

Which means it’s not exempt from VAT as Subway had been claiming.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2020

Saudi Arabia made a stark turn in its narrative about what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, finally agreeing with Turkish officials who had been claiming the journalist was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2018

In 2014, 37% of Jobseekers Allowance claimants in Dundee had been claiming for more than a year, compared to 29% in Glasgow.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2015

Felix was by this time composing a great deal, and, though little more than twelve years old, work of a more serious kind than the writing of operettas had been claiming his attention.

From Story-Lives of Great Musicians by Rowbotham, Francis Jameson