refile
Americanverb (used with object)
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Herrera’s campaign said he plans to refile an amended financial disclosure.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Amid the public backlash, the church withdrew its application and said it planned to refile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
What’s Next: With Monday’s agreement, Novo said it would dismiss the patent infringement lawsuit against Hims, but reserve the right to refile in the future.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
In his 28-page order, Olguin dismissed the indictment with prejudice, meaning prosecutors cannot refile the same charges of assault on a federal officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon and depredation of government property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
You can refile the patent application and add this information about the moisture content.
From The Professional Approach by Schoenherr, John
On Monday, Rana refiled the lawsuit in New York state court, with his lawyer attributing the weeklong takedown to a clerical error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Days later, a federal judge struck the lawsuit, though it was soon amended and refiled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
In September 2024, a judge in the Central District of California rejected the former sheriff’s $25-million federal lawsuit over the allegations, then did so again in May after Villanueva refiled the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
They wrote that Lively had refused their "reasonable request that the withdrawal of such claims be with prejudice" opening up the possibility they could be refiled.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
As he filed and tested and refiled, with infinite care and patience, his preoccupied mind ranged vaguely along the channel of thought which the events of the last half-hour had opened up before him.
From Phantom Wires A Novel by Brown, Arthur William
You can bring that up in an appeal, refiling, or a motion.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
However, the City of Houston has now indicated they plan on refiling the cases that were dismissed without prejudice.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2023
Before refiling the suit, Mr. Spofford’s lawyers told the judge, they needed the recordings and notes of Ms. Chooljian’s interviews with certain sources, including two who had spoken to her on a confidential basis.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
The bill, which Auchincloss is refiling, would establish a joint U.S.-Israel AI Center in the United States to serve as a hub for AI research and development in the public, private and education sectors.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
After speaking with Darnell, I thought about refiling his assertions before the case went up on appeal and maybe, just maybe, we could persuade local officials to retreat from the case against Walter.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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