as in accusation
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Noun
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Her earlier civil lawsuit, which was quickly settled, triggered a wave of similar accusations against Combs.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
22 May 2025 -
Despite the gravity of the accusations, Green was released the same day after posting a $50,000 bond.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
21 May 2025
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The university and other elite schools have faced allegations of failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitism, too.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Commissioner Rob Manfred issues his ruling following the completion of the investigation of allegations of improper behavior towards a number of women against former manager and coach Mickey Callaway.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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It must be asked not as condemnation, but as a doorway to deeper understanding—of her, of ourselves, and of the social and emotional architecture that keeps so many of us bound in silence, shame, and survival.—
Shayla Brown,
Essence,
19 May 2025
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The death of Rajab, while one of thousands of children killed in Gaza since Israeli launched its military offensive following the terror attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7 2023, sparked global condemnation, with student protestors at Columbia University renaming overtaken buildings in honor of the victim.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The implication that the media tends to portray is that the AI was somehow fully autonomous.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The group argued that allowing Oak Flat, a place where the Apache have worshiped for generations, to be destroyed would have significant religious freedom implications.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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Tapper believes conservatives were proven correct in their harsh and at times tactless assessments of Biden’s condition, which clearly worsened in 2023 after his son Hunter faced the possibility of a prison sentence when a plea deal on tax and gun charges fell apart.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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Although Eleanor initially rejects Nina’s pleas for a profile, the cub reporter’s persistence pays off.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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China’s vilification of Lai echoes Beijing’s denunciations, roughly two decades ago, of Chen Shui-bian, then president of Taiwan.—
Bonny Lin,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2025
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This one is both meaner-spirited and clumsier, as Brooker grafts his prank call coming from inside the house onto a denunciation of one of the planet’s profoundest manmade evils: the health-care industry.—
Charles Bramesco,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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