lost property
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Residents and businesses that lost property and suffered damages can find information about filing claims at www.LADWP.com/Claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"What will happen with lost property, sick passengers, change of routes etc is a bit of a mystery as is the viability of the business model," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Comey said replacing just his family’s kitchen would cost around $40,000, and they only received $13,000 to cover lost property.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
The out-of-court settlement follows a lengthy legal battle in which 7,723 claimants said they had lost property and suffered health complications because of the 2021 fire in the Lolldaiga conservancy in Kenya's Rift Valley.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
Someone—I can’t remember who it was—claimed after the lesson that what Miss Emily had said was that Norfolk was England’s “lost corner,” where all the lost property found in the country ended up.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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