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as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the company's president has been impeached by the Securities and Exchange Commission
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as in to challenge
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
questionable methodology that should cause us to impeach the findings of this survey on obesity
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Recent Examples of impeach
Paxton was impeached in 2023 for allegations related to corruption and abuse of office.
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Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
However, Ruto’s former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, who was impeached in 2024, told CNN the plan revealed double standards on the part of the US and should be resisted.
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Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
In 2023, his fellow Republicans in the state House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach him over corruption allegations.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
In the past ten years, four Presidents have been impeached by Congress, and two have resigned.
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Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
However, Ruto’s former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, who was impeached in 2024, told CNN the plan revealed double standards on the part of the US and should be resisted.
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Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
In 2023, his fellow Republicans in the state House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach him over corruption allegations.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
In the past ten years, four Presidents have been impeached by Congress, and two have resigned.
—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeach
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Charges against Bailey Zimmerman have been dropped after prosecutors initially accused the country music star of causing $16,000 worth of damage to a New Mexico hotel room and canceling a concert as a result, his lawyer said.
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Lander, who ousted Goldman, had accused the incumbent congressman of not being critical enough of Israel.
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Are the needs of another challenging your emotional state?
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Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer came out of the net to go for the ball, as a Ecuadorian player challenged the net.
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Officials said 22 alleged members of the Folk Nation gang were indicted over numerous shootings in Brooklyn.
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He was indicted on three federal counts -- destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and timber set afire -- which carry up to 45 years in prison.
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Americans question the costs The Iran war has cost the average American household between $775 and $1,300 so far in fuel and taxpayer costs, according to an analysis by Roger Pielke, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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In a previous statement to Fox News Digital, Union County Prosecutors Office Public Information Officer Lauren Farinas said Battiloro was detained for questioning after the incident and later released.
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Despite this, Antero continued to withhold the oil & gas lease payments from the debtors because the charging order application was apparently still pending, even though Raley had done nothing to prosecute the application.
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Residents say their reports of the theft — like their complaints of other crimes — go unheeded because their 2-year-old apartment building lies in a law enforcement no man’s land where no police agency has the power or resources to investigate and prosecute run-of-the-mill crime.
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In arguing to keep the challenger disqualified, attorneys for the state disputed suggestions that the ballot could be designed in a way to reduce voter confusion over two candidates with the same name and party running for the same office.
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The president has claimed his speech garnered a live audience of 45,000 people, though estimates and posts from multiple outlets have disputed the number.
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The Los Angeles Times has won top honors in the National Press Club’s annual journalism awards contest, receiving the Nell Minow Award for Cultural Criticism and the Breaking News Award for print/online.
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Reese finished with 12 rebounds, but Thornton made her work for every touch near the basket, consistently positioning herself to contest without fouling and keeping Atlanta’s interior offense disorganized throughout the first three quarters.
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