accuser

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Noun
  • If not for our conclusion that jurisdiction lies in the Eastern District of Virginia, that deliberate choice would have deprived the petitioner of any meaningful opportunity to contest his detention prior to removal to a distant jurisdiction.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
  • The Hamilton County Board of Elections late Friday certified that petitioners had collected enough valid signatures for the November ballot, according to Raquel Burgos, deputy director of the Hamilton County Board of Elections.
    Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Employees might hesitate to speak up out of fear of retaliation, damaging their reputation, or simply being seen as a troublemaker.
    Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • Even though Spivey admitted to shooting him, the defense portrayed Hambright as a troublemaker and the jury acquitted Spivey of murder.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Appeals are filed online through the county here, and appellants should get a confirmation email after filing, Beasley said.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
  • Future appeals will be considered on all applicable information instead of only the issues raised by the appellant, a change intended to give the council more discretion and save staff time.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • The Keefe Commissary Network and its parent company Keefe Group were defendants alongside Tarrant County.
    Cody Copeland July 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
  • According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Gadd is unable to speak about the case for legal reasons despite not being named as a defendant.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Chicago Cubs outfielder Hack Wilson, irked at the bench jockeying by Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ray Kolp, jumped into the Cincinnati dugout, seeking to punch his tormentor.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
  • No other cast is listed, but the show’s 2014 iteration was loaded with guest stars, including Seth Rogen (as himself, playing Valerie’s former tormentor, Paulie G.) and Malin Åkerman, appearing as her character from Season 1.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Because the plaintiffs in the case against Meta didn’t do this, Chhabria ruled against them.
    Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
  • The case was filed in federal court in Rhode Island, and 24 states and Washington, D.C., are the plaintiffs.
    Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The commission did not update complainants on the investigation process in any of the complaints the auditor reviewed.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
  • The second complainant’s account is similar, the BBC added.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Instead, federal authorities are hiding, apparently too frightened of online provocateurs and in-person hecklers to do their duty in plain sight.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
  • Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte was in tears after a heckler made comments about his late mother during the Diamondbacks’ game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Rate Field.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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