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How to pronounce claiming in English?

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Examples of claiming

claiming
The Obama administration is claiming it wants to focus on job-creating programs.
From the washingtontimes.com
Tehran hotly denies this, claiming that it has paid Moscow everything it is due.
From the upi.com
In the middle are students claiming they were lured onto these campuses by lies.
From the stltoday.com
A few weeks ago everybody was claiming the Chargers were the league's best team.
From the suntimes.com
As his lies unravelled, Brown sent e-mails claiming that he was dying of cancer.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Some biologists dismiss the findings, claiming the research methods were flawed.
From the time.com
Hearing the Copland felt like the ASO was rightfully claiming prime real estate.
From the timesunion.com
The show will feature four former Tiger players claiming they were paid to play.
From the stltoday.com
In four cases, voters signed affidavits claiming they lived in Wyandotte County.
From the kansas.com
More examples
  • An assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"
  • Assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
  • An assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
  • Demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
  • Ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
  • Demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
  • In the law, a cause of action (sometimes called a claim) is a set of facts sufficient to justify a right to sue to obtain money, property, or the enforcement of a right against another party. ...
  • In logic and philosophy, the term proposition (from the word "") refers to both (a) the "content" or "meaning" of a meaningful declarative sentence or (b) the pattern of symbols, marks, or sounds that make up a meaningful declarative sentence. ...
  • Patent claims are the part of a patent or patent application that defines the scope of protection granted by the patent. The claims define, in technical terms, the extent of the protection conferred by a patent, or the protection sought in a patent application. ...