as in accusation
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Noun
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The show explores both the accusations made against Natalia and her subsequent abandonment by adoptive parents Kristine and Michael Barnett, who, in 2013, left her in an apartment and moved to Canada with their biological children.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025 -
Four separate women leveled the accusations against him, including one who alleged she was raped in a town in the south of England in 1999.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The justices said the district court's injunction was based solely on the plaintiffs' allegations.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Cary Moon, a fromer Fort Worth city council member and one of the plaintiffs representing the Heritage Homeowners Association in the lawsuit, told the Star-Telegram his group wasn’t backing down from its allegations.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The rock legend's public condemnation of Trump is not new.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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His condemnation was echoed by former CIA, National Security Council and FBI counterterrorism leader Phil Mudd and retired four star Army General Brian McCaffrey.—
Rick Pozniak,
Boston Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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But opponents of the bill have concerns about the implications of baby boxes for mother and child.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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The issue at left tackle remains with or without Smith, and the massive implications of that issue do too.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2025
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Under the terms of the plea agreement reluctantly accepted by Clymer in January 2024, Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of broker-dealer registration violation, a Class C felony.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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In 2013, Jason Statham made an impassioned plea for stunt performers to be recognized in a meaningful way during an interview with Vanity Fair.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture—which, until recently, was run by The New Yorker’s poetry editor, Kevin Young—comes in for particularly splenetic denunciation.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Scott Rudin, the powerful producer who was exiled from Broadway and Hollywood four years ago after allegations of bullying led to widespread denunciations and even protesters in the streets, has been quietly preparing to return to show business.—
Michael Paulson,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Counteraccusation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteraccusation. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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