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A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police told the BBC it had not received a formal complaint regarding the case but that it would be "inappropriate to comment on individual grievances outside the formal complaints process".
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
“While individual grievances may drive headlines, the Department is confident that the record, in its fullness, will prove them unsupported,” the statement read.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024
Trying to ease people’s concerns Wednesday, Tinubu said he understood the “hurt,” “anger” and “disappointment” and asked people to put the country ahead of individual grievances.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023
He should do less responding to random tweets or investigating individual grievances he finds personally compelling, and more devising of thoughtful rules.
From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2022
But the affairs of nations are outside individual grievances.
From The Shadow of the Past by Young, F.E. Mills
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