as in to indict
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
she was accused of lying on the employment application
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Recent Examples of accuse
Lawyers for the plaintiffs in the Florida case also accuse Tesla of withholding data produced by the Tesla Model S during the crash, which the company denies.
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Joel Rose, NPR, 14 July 2025
Masterson first accused Kelly’s administration of favoring the Royals in a July 2 interview with Kansas City Sports Radio 810 WHB.
—Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
Hopes had been high for the latest negotiations but after days of negotiations the two sides accused each other of blocking an agreement while on the ground there has been no let-up in Israel’s military campaign, which resumed when the last ceasefire collapsed in March.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
That was followed days later by a very public falling out between Musk and Trump, with the billionaire accusing the president of being linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 July 2025
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Joel Rose, NPR, 14 July 2025
Masterson first accused Kelly’s administration of favoring the Royals in a July 2 interview with Kansas City Sports Radio 810 WHB.
—Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
Hopes had been high for the latest negotiations but after days of negotiations the two sides accused each other of blocking an agreement while on the ground there has been no let-up in Israel’s military campaign, which resumed when the last ceasefire collapsed in March.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
That was followed days later by a very public falling out between Musk and Trump, with the billionaire accusing the president of being linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 July 2025
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Malik Blanchard, 24, of Roselawn was indicted June 11 on murder charges in the death of Treasure Thomas, 22, on June 9 and the death of Jayshaun Cornelius, 17, on June 3.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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He was indicted on charges of murder, tampering with evidence, extreme cruelty to animals, escaping from the custody of an officer and criminal damage to property, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez
July 11,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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Chemical residue can be a primary cause of stiff towels and products like fabric softener can often be to blame.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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Was the project doomed by the economic realities of globalization, the competitive landscape in the smartphone business, or were Google’s shifting corporate priorities ultimately to blame?—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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Robert Herrera, 52, of San Antonio, was charged with making threats against the president and interstate threatening communications, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Anthony was eventually charged that October after giving a variety of explanations about Caylee’s whereabouts and lying that her daughter had been kidnapped by a nanny.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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The Trump administration made good on its threat of legal action earlier this week and is suing California for allowing transgender athletes to compete in K-12 sports.—
Lia Russell
Updated July 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 July 2025
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Back at launch, there was an idea that Nintendo may sue for similar character designs, as there certainly were some similarities.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Her agency headed up the investigation into Rivera-Garcia, which will now be prosecuted by an assistant attorney with the Child Exploitation and Immigration Unit.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Smith dropped the cases after Trump won the 2024 election in line with a longstanding DOJ policy not to prosecute a sitting president.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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“Accuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accuse. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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